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arrived, and they were able to occupy Waikanae, Otaki, and the 

 surrounding district. 



Prior to the attack on Pukerangiora pa several large bodies 

 (hekes) of the Ngatiawa, being aware that the Waikatos in- 

 tended to attack them, migrated to their friends about Wai- 

 kanae, but the fall of Pukerangiora caused all but a few to leave 

 and join their friends, and the Ngatimutunga and Ngatitama 

 then occupied Wellington, either slaying and driving out the 

 remains of the Ngati-ira people or enslaving them. 



At this time, however, Rauparaha, who had raided and de- 

 feated the Kaikoura people, proceeded to Kaiapohia, with the 

 evident intention of attacking and enslaving them also, his party 

 meanwhile having, by way of insulting the people of the place 

 and their chief, dug Up a petrified corpse of a relative of Te 

 Maiharanui, and, ghoul-like, devoured it. The Ngatitahu having 

 exhausted offers of conciliation, some of the leading chiefs of 

 Ngatitoa who entered the Kaiapohia pa were set upon, slain, and 

 duly eaten, including the ariki of Ngatitoa — Te Pehi — equally 

 related to Ngatitoa and Ngatiawa. A large party of the latter 

 assisted Rauparaha in the taking of Kaiapohia, after which they 

 returned to their homes. 



Meanwhile the Ngatimutunga, who had made up their minds 

 to attack the remaining Ngaitahu and occupy the Middle Island, 

 on hearing the story related of the Chathams changed their 

 minds. They gave up the idea of settling in the Middle Island, 

 and made their canoes up the Hutt River to be shipped to the 

 Chathams instead. Arriving at Whangaroa, the first batch, as 

 soon as they recovered from their trip, set out in all directions to 

 take possession of the island, so that on the arrival of the second 

 shipload the land had all been secured, leaving the second lot to 

 live with their friends. Owing to this dissatisfaction arose, and 

 a number of them arranged with a brig to take them to the 

 Auckland Islands in or about 1843, where most of them stayed 

 till brought back by their friends in the " Lallah Rookh " many 

 years after. 



Having taken possession of the island and enslaved the 

 Morioris, the Maoris proceeded at once to plant their potato- 

 seed brought with them, and, not being able to bring any quan- 

 tity of eating-potatoes, scattered all over the island seeking food, 

 digging fern-root, almost robbing the Morioris of their slender 

 stores of steeped karaka-nuts, compelling them to dig fern-root, 

 catch fish, birds, get firewood, and so forth, of which they them- 

 selves received a very scant share. 



Finding the treatment they received very bad, the Morioris 

 sometimes ran away, thereby affording the Maoris a pretext to 

 kill them, for which they found many causes. If they did not 



