54 Transaction s . — Miscellaneous . 



In time of war, any interference with tapu objects, persons, 

 or places has the effect of causing the person to be afflicted by 

 Tu-mata-rehurehu — i.e., he will become nervous, apprehensive, 

 listless, and also lose his power of second sight, hence he will be of 

 no use in the fray. These afflictions may, however, be cured 

 by the above rite, or by the hirihiri. 



The following is another karakia ngau paepae : — 



E tu haupa a nuku 



E tu haupa a rangi 



Ka haupa ki runga 



Ka haupa ki raro 



Ka haupa ki te paepae roa i Hawaiki. 



Kai ure (Tuhoe). 



Anv one suffering from any of the numerous ills caused by 

 witchcraft might be cured by the process or charm known as- 

 kai ure. Or it may be utilised in order to ward off the shafts of 

 magic which some person is believed to be directing against you. 

 hi repeating this spell or charm, the reciter must clasp his mem- 

 brum virile in his left hand. The following is a specimen of the 

 incantation used (possibly not complete). 



Ka re re te ringa maui ki te hopu i te tawhito, ka titoiria, ka 

 karakia alu : — 



Kai ure nga atua 



Kai ure nga tapu 



Kai ure cm makutu. 



Another kai ure spell is that beginning — 



Whakataha ra koe 



E te anevva o te rangi e tu nei 



He tawhito to makutu 



E homai nei kei taku ure, &c., 



which averts or wards off the magic arts, and after which is 



recited the tuaimu spell, in order to destroy the wizard — 



Kei te imu te ruhi 

 Kei te i te mate, &c. 



The Whakanoho manawa Rite. 



The rite or invocation known by the above name was for the 

 purpose of causing the breath of life to be retained by a dying 

 person, and it is said that it was used to restore to life those who 

 li ad died. Information regarding the actions of the priest are 

 lacking, but below arc given specimens of the invocation re- 

 peated : — 



K.0 to manawa. k<> taku manawa 



Heuea mai 



Tutakina mai to manawa 



llnki mai ki roto nei 



He urunga, he tapu 



Kei te whiua, kei te taia 



