BuLLER. — The Story of Pa/paitonga. 579 



the few who escaped, some took refuge at Horowhenua, and 

 others fled to the mountains. 



" After the fall of Papaitonga the war-party went on to 

 Horowhenua, where there was more killing. Driven from 

 there, the Muaupoko fugitives crossed over to Weraroa, and 

 fled to the hills. Then the war-party returned to Papaitonga. 

 "What followed afterwards was according to Maori custom. 

 "Who would care to tell of it ? "When the bodies placed in the 

 hangis were cooked they were calabashed, and formally handed 

 over to the Ngatitoa as payment for the children of Te Eau- 

 paraha who had been treacherously killed by the Muaupoko. 

 The uncooked meat was taken home and distributed as food 

 for the tribe. But I have a horror of that part of the story. 

 If you want to know about it ask the old men of the Ngatitoa 

 — Ngahuka Tungia and the others. That is all." 



[In the Original.] 



" Na, E hoa, e noho i konei, i runga i te hiwi nei, i te wahi 

 marama, ka whakarongo ai ki taku korero. 



" Ko Papaitonga tena e takoto mai na. Na o mua tangata 

 na Muaupoko tena ingoa — ko "Waiwiri te roto. He pa tera no 

 Muaupoko. I reira ai kahore kau he ngaherehere o taua motu, 

 ko nga karaka anake, he mea whakatupu i nga tahataha o te 

 wai. Engari, i kapi katoa tena motu i te tangata, ara, i to 

 ratou pa, e wha rau topu nga tangata i roto. Ko waho, ko 

 nga wahi papaku o te roto, i poupoua iho ki te rakau, hei pataka 

 iringa kai ma ratou. 



" Ko tera motu i waho ra, ko te mea iti, ko Papawharangi 

 te ingoa, he mea mahi tena na te tangata. He mea poupou a 

 waho ki te rakau kia rite ano ki te wahi i kiia hei motu. Ka 

 oti te poupou ka mauria mai nga pureirei i uta ka whakanoho 

 ki roto ki te wai i te takiwa ano o aua pou, ka rupeke nga 

 pureirei ka teitei ake, ka tahi ka kawea mai ko nga kowha- 

 tanga kakahi, ka rukea ki runga. Ka mutu tena, ko nga one- 

 one ka mauria atu i runga i te waka ka ringiringi ki runga, ka 

 hoatu ano he rarauhe maroke, he pureirei, he aha he aha, na 

 kua tuawhenuatia taua wahi. I maranga ano nga whare noho 

 ki reira ; e wha nga whare i tu ki runga ki taua motu. Engari, 

 kua pau haere i te wai tena motu. I mua ai i tae rawa ki te 

 mutunga mai o nga raupo na. Otira, kei reira ano nga pou 

 tawhito, kei te wai e mau ana, me nga wheua tangata, me nga 

 angaanga hoki, kei reira kei te wai e takoto ana. 



" Ko Papaitonga na, he whenua parekura, no mua noa atu, 

 ara, no te parekura i a Hingakaha. I era whakatupuranga i 

 pangia tena motu e te rewharewha, me nga iwi katoa hoki o 



