634 Transactions. — Miscellaneous . 



Here Eua-te-hohonu appears in a connected genealogy, as 

 has been proved by independent evidence. When Poura- 

 ngahua went from Turanga (Poverty Bay) to Hawaiki he 

 there obtained the kumara, and it is said to have been Rua 

 who lent him the Manu-nui of Rua-kapanga as a means of 

 bringing the ktmiara to New Zealand. This occurred at 

 Ahuahu-te-rangi, at Hawaiki. One account states that it 

 was to bring the Kura-o-tai-ninihi here, but this may be 

 simply a term for the prized kumara. As for the Manu-nui, 

 my informant says, " Ko Tane taua mamt " (that bird was 

 Tane), but whether in the form of a bird or a canoe I know 

 not. 



Te Whatu, of Tuhoe, says, " Mata-ora was an ancestor of 

 the very remote past. He it w^as who first taught the art of 

 boring or piercing (poka) in wood-carving. His knowledge 

 descended to Rua." 



In a lament composed by Ranga-ika for his son, who was 

 slain by Moko-nui-a-rangi, we find : — 



Eati ra E hika 



Te takoto i raro o Papa-tahna-roa 



E ara ki ruuga ra. E mau ki to toki 



Haua atu ra ki te Riu o Tane 



E man ki to patupatu hai tono kai mau i te ata 



Nga mahi E hika ! Na Rua-te-pnpnke 



Na Rua-te-hotaliota, na Hine-ngaroa 



Ra mahue i a koe 



Ka puta mai te karere i a te whare kahu ra 



Ka pae Ngati-ngahere, he homai i te huia 



He homai kakahu i te remu ngorengore 



I te wai whinau, te Whatu o Poutini 



Hai kawe i a koe ki te unahi o te Ika o Pararaki 



Ki te awe mahiti mo Te Whata-angaauga 



Ko te upoko ra E Waru-kai-tutae ! 



E Hongi-kai-hamuti ! E Nini-ngau-tara 



Ko taku ai pahu ra 



Hai kohu manu ki Whitikawa raia 



Mo te tai ruru-e, ki te pu whakatangi 



Mau e ui mai mo te ara i whea mo te tamaiti-e 



Ka riro nei i a koe 



Taku vvaka to kau, he pitau vvhakarei 



Taku waka whakatekateka. 



Ki te tau o te wai-e. 



This Hine-ngaroa here mentioned is said to have been a 

 famous ancestress of the misty past, and who was a contem- 

 porary of Rua. She taught the art of weaving baskets and 

 sleeping-mats in coloured patterns. It is probable this name 

 is a form of Hinganga-roa, who is here said to have been a 

 child of Houmea-taumata and Tautu-porangi of w-ondrous 

 fame. Houmea was probably of this region, inasmuch as a 

 small pond on the summit of Huia-rau is known as Te Puna- 

 a-Houmea, while Te Toka-a-Houmea is a huge rock situated 

 in a paddock and near the roadside about a mile from Whaka- 



