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that Nini, of the second tribe, gave Pomare his coup de grace with a spear.] 

 According to my guest, he was preparing the same end for Shongui if the 

 latter should dare to oppose him. Nevertheless, when I spoke by chance 

 of Rangui, of Paihia, whom I had encountered at Wangari, the boasting 

 of my hero diminished all at once, to be replaced by an inquietude very 

 marked, and which had something of the comic about it. He inquired as 

 to the trength of his enemy, of his projects, and demanded more than 

 twenty times if they would not arrive immediately. All noticed that the 

 news cruelly agitated him, and that he was extremely put out at learning 

 that his enemy was so near. Having asked what would be my conduct 

 in case Rangui — whom he surnamed Touke [his real name was Rangi-tuke] 

 to distinguish him from himself — came alongside the corvette, I replied 

 that, being a friend of all New-Zealanders, I should do him no harm ; but 

 that I would not sufter him or any of my guests to be attacked or even 

 insulted on my vessel. I added that so long as Rangui, of Tamaki, and 

 his people were under my protection no harm could come to them. That 

 promise gave him pleasure, and appeared somewhat to calm the lively 

 fears that he entertained. The path that we had followed yesterday I 

 found also led to Manoukao, although intercepted here and there. Kai- 

 Para [Kaipara], the residence of Moudi-Panga [Muru-paenga], celebrated 

 <-hief of those regions, is only distant three days' journey from Tamaki ; 

 and that valorous rangatira, who had so long resisted Shongui with success, 

 had finally succumbed under the blows of the latter, and had also, with his 

 warriors, served him as a repast. [Muru-paenga, the one chief of Ngati- 

 whatua, of Waitemata and Kaipara, who for many years had withstood the 

 might of Nga-Puhi, was at last caught, with a few of his followers, at Mahu- 

 rangi in 1826 by some of the Hikutu Tribe, of Hokianga, and there killed. 

 In the days before firearms he was one of the most noted warriors of the 

 Maori race. In 1807 he inflicted a serious defeat on Nga-Puhi at Moremu- 

 nui, on the beach a little south of Maunganui Bluff, and several times led 

 expeditions to Taranaki. Marsden, who visited him at his Kaipara home 

 in 1820, gives a pleasing description of this great rangatira.'] 



Kapou-Hoka, of whom Touai [Tui, said to be a brother of the well- 

 known Korokoro, of the Bay of Islands] some years ago showed me the 

 prepared head at Paroa [Bay of Islands], was a brother or elder cousin of 

 Rangui's. I believe that Kanawa, chief of Waikato, was a ioupouna 

 {tupuna] or grandfather of Rangui, and father of Tawiti [this is not quite 

 right ; see note at the end hereof], from whence it follows that the latter 

 would be the imcle, not a brother of Rangui. In general these titles of 

 brother, micle, or nephew, or even cousin, are often confounded amongst 

 these people, and they adopt them as often amongst themselves as did the 

 ancient Romans, adding thus to the confusion. 



Rangui could only name six of the principal winds — that is, N.W., 

 moudi [muri] ; N.E., marangai ; E., tonga ; S., haioa-ourou [haua-uru] ; 

 \V., touarahi {tuaraki] ; and N.W., kauraki. He recited to me the whole 

 of the famous chant, the pike, and was much astonished at my repeating it 

 after him by reading it from the grammar [Professor Lee's " Grammar 

 and Vocabulary," 1820]. The chief carried as a sceptre a piece of carved 

 whalebone, which he called a patou-wairoa [patu-paraoa], which I acquired, 

 as also a fine mantle garnished with dogs' hair, of various colours, belonging 

 to Tawiti. The latter had brought his wife* with him, who carried an 



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* See pi. Ivij. 



