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married man had committed adultery with a single girl, and 

 the man was so isolated, with an old man to take charge of 

 him. In this case the man's wife accompanied him, and 

 acted as cook for the trio. 



When Te Iri-o-te-ao, wife of Rongokarae, committed adul- 

 tery that fine old gentleman set fire to the house in which she 

 and her children were and burned them all to death. When 

 Kai-ahi, of Te Urewera, committed adultery with Ruru's wife 

 Euru shot and wounded him. 



Another custom was for the injured husband to take his 

 adulterous wife to a public trail, where all might see her. 

 He would there lay her down on her back m the track and 

 stretch out her legs and arms and fasten them to pegs. She 

 was left spread-eagled m that manner that all might see her 

 who passed by. Such an act was termed a xvhakaineine. 



The form of taua known as tatia-a-jjoke was a party which 

 demanded payment, and performed the extraordinary actions 

 of defiance known as inkari, and sung derisive songs. It was 

 also said to have exalted the wronged wife of the adulterer, 

 presumably by it showing that she must be a person of conse- 

 quence for her friends to take so much trouble for her. 



I knew one case in which a white man married to a 

 native woman was subjected to a taua for adultery, and lost 

 some of his horses and also goods out of his store, which were 

 handed over to or taken by his wife's relatives. 



The tana-a-jjoke* would be directed against a woman who 

 had busied herself in gaining the affections of a married man 

 and induced him to leave his wife for her. The taua-a-poke 

 is against women only. 



If a wife ran away from her husband he might follow her 

 and try to induce her to return, or he might attack the man 

 whom she fled with, or he might, like unto Eangi-monoa of 

 old, take no steps whatever. Some one said to him, " O 

 Rangi ! your wife has fled from you." "Let her go as she 

 goes," replied Rangi, " the Hau o Puanui will bring her 

 back." This was the name of Rangi's food -store, and he 

 meant that she would return when pinched by hunger. 



" A woman taken from the shoulder of her husband by 



another man. The husband girds himself for the fray and 



seizes his spear. His song is : — 



" Kaore hoki taku mate whakariri— e 



Ki te ai puremu e. Ki te ai maro-nui 



Ki te ai whakatutu 



Whakatutuki te hihi o te mamaru 



Ki roto ki te waha o to puta — e 



Ka pati te paraheka tungou tou mea — i." 



• A tntia sent against a man is termed taua only. A taua-a-poke is 

 sent against women only. 



