'638 Transactions. — Miscellaneotis. 



Taweive and katoatoa are words used to describe slovenly 

 weaving, the aho being too far apart. 



Kaicitiwiti denotes that the io have been spaced too wide. 



Whatii : To weave. Ta : To net. Ta is also an abbre- 

 viated form of tahei (to set snares for birds on trees). 



Some interesting allusions to the art of the ivhare pora and 

 other matters are contained in a lullaby composed by Hautu 

 for her granddaughter, Te Pare-kanga : — 



He Obiori. 



E hine, e moe nei. Kati ra ko te moe 



E aia ki runga ra, e mau ki te hoe 



Ko te hoe nui e. Ko te hoe roa-e 



Ko te hoe na Mata-hourua i tutu ai i te ata-e 



Taia atu ra te tata, te takerepapa ra 



Kia mimiti, kia pakora te tai ki Hawaiki — E hiue ra. 



E hine, hai noho i te taha ki te ahi, hai te koko-pouri 



Kia whakarongo to taringa ki te waha o Tane 



E ko* i te ata 



Ko te tohu te raumati, E hine 



Toia ake ra te tatau, ka titiro ki waho ra 



Haea mai ra ko te ata i tua, ko te ata i waho 



Ko te ata e whano ai e tu te horopito i raro-e 



Kao, ka awatea-e. 



Ka hopu ra to ringaringa ki te turuturu 



Komau whakaarahia i te putahi 



Tuaumntia ra, ka kai Rua-i-te-hihiri 



Ka kai Tangaroa me tana whanau wahine 



Me Hine-karekare, me Hine-ahii-one 



Ko nga wahine ra tena i haere ai 



Tapniai roa i Hawaiki 



E liine ra, taumahatia ra 



Tuia a uta, tuia a tai, tuaia i te pito-e 



Wbatua mai te alio kia kawitivviii, kia katoatoa 



Mo te oti wawe, E hine 



Waiho te whare, E hine, 



I to tipuna, i a Paia 



Hua rawa atu nei, ka matau rawa i a ia 



Te whata a to tipuna, a Raumati-ninihanga 



Para whetau e 



Na Turu-whatu te whata a Pouroa i Talmna-a-tapu 



Mou ra, E hine, koi hikaia koe ki te ahi o te ruhi 



Ki te ahi o te ngenge, ki te ahi o te whakamatitif 



Mo te kore rav\a, E iune. 



Another term to express bad weaving is " ngekingeki." If 

 the io do not lie flat, smooth, and regular (he karawhiti no nga 

 io) this word is used. 



Ngaura'paraya : A term applied to ivhakairo kakalm. " Mo 

 te whakairo a te wahine, kaore i mau te ivhakairo ki riinga ki 

 te ttiara, ki te kaki ranei o te kakahu, engari ki nga icaewae. 



* Ko = a.n expiession used to denote the morning and evening con- 

 certs of foresi-birds ; also known as the "mdra o Tane." 



t Ahi whakamaiiti = an incantation to cause the hands of a meddle- 

 aome person to shrivel or contract. 



