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modern migration of the Maori, those whose ancestors came 

 in " Te Arawa," " Matatua," and other vessels. The former 

 and correct term is used by the descendants of the ancient 

 people of New Zealand — i.e., of the Bay of Plenty tribes, the 

 descendants of the old-time peoples known as Te Hapu-one- 

 one, Te Tini-o-toi, Te Kotore-o-hua, Nga-potiki, &c. These 

 latter are the people who have preserved many ancient Poly- 

 nesian words not found in our Maori dictionaries, but many of 

 which may be found in the dialects of Paumotu, Tonga, Ma- 

 ngareva, Earotonga, Nukuoro, &c. — more especially such 

 sacerdotal terms as " mahoi," " puri," " turimia," &c. 



We give a genealogy from Tangotango to Te Mahoihoi, 

 but have not secured the generations from the latter to the 

 present time : — 



Tangotango 



I 

 Kopu-nui 



I 

 Te Ata-tu 



Te Marohirohi 



Hikohiko-o-te-rangi 



I 

 Te Tuhi-o-te-rangi 



I 

 Paeroa-a-rangi 



Te Rangi-a-tu 



I 

 Tu-hikitia 



I 

 Tu-hapainga 



I 

 Tamarau-apu 



I 

 Tapu-ariki 



I 

 Tarna-ewa 



I 

 Te Mahoihoi-o-te-rangi. 



We commence again. Rua-wahia is the mountain that 



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was interfered vdth by Te Mahoihoi. That was before the 

 vessels arrived (i.e., " Te Arawa," "Matatua," &c, the modern 

 fleet of the fourteenth century). Waitaha-ariki-kore had 

 arrived. His vessel was " Te Paepae-ki-Rarotonga." It came 

 to land at Tara-o-muturangi, near Matata. Waitaha went to 

 Rua-wahia, where he met Te Mahoihoi. The latter looked at 

 Waitaha and saw that he was a stranger, whereupon he com- 

 menced his magic spells, in order to slay him. But Waitaha 

 proceeded to avert the evil spell ; he raised his incantation, it 

 was the taivhito, the whakakuruki : — 



Whakataha ra koe 



E te anewa o te rangi e tu nei 



He tupua, he tawhito to makutu 



Kei taku ure e patu nei 



Na te tapu ihi, na te tapu mana 



Takoto ki raro ki to kauwhau ariki 



Kuruki whakataha 



Tau e patu ai ko koe ano 



Haere ki te Po uriuri 



Mau ka oti atu, oti atu. 



Then the eyes of Te Mahoihoi weakened (momohe), and he 



