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in token of his friendship, and the bushmen did the same. Gaméa said, „No more fight, that's my place, 

 that Kadåwa (Mawäta). I stop here, you bring me kaikai. I go sing out (summen) people from my 

 place." He sent a man iiamed Koivàku in a canoë to find out whether ihere were any reefs in ihe 

 sea off Mawâta, and when such were found, he flnally decided to settle in the new place. Gaméa's 

 brother Wosomo was drowned at Davâne. (tku, Mawâta). 



C. When Gamca flrst came to the present Mawâta he went to explore the country and found 

 the large water-hole called Ébebu. This settled the choice of the new place, for a good water-hole is 

 essential to any village. Gaméa marked out with sticks the différent sites of the gardens, and let his 

 people choose whieh of the plots thus marked, each wanted; Gaméa's own gardens were in the centre, 

 at a place called Nâratio. Gaméa kept walch himself in case some bushmen should come and attack the 

 new-comers, and in the meantime the people cleared his ground for him by cutting down and burning 

 the trees and digging ditches. (Gaméa, Mamàta). 



D. Gaméa's companions each cleared the ground allotted for his garden, and the leader himself 

 watched ihe place in case of a hostile attack. Those who belong to Gaméa's kin say that he distributed 

 the différent garden sites, while the others say that every man selected his land for himself. Two men 

 named Gagâri and Hérepe, when pursuing a cassowary, found the famous water-hole which is called 

 Ébebu; without water the people could not hâve stayed in the new place. The two men broke small 

 branches on both sides of their track so as to find the water-hole again; Gaméa was very pleased at 

 their discovery. (Nâmai, Mawâta). 



E. Gagâri and Hérepe when pursuing a cassowary found the water-hole named Ebebu. (Sa- 

 mâri, Mawâta). 



20. Gaméa's brother Sabåke did not go vvith the others but remained at Old Mawâta. 

 He did not want to part from the people who li\'ed in the bush on the Ôrifîmu river at Pogômi 

 and Dârag(')ri; thèse tribes, however, were no „bushmen" but Mawâta people who having no 

 canoës had therefore moved inland. 



After Gaméa had been some time at New Mawâta he began to pity his brother and thought, 

 „More better me go take him, no good one man (alone) he stop." So Gaméa sailed over to the 

 old village and bade Sabàke come with him, saying, „No good one man you stop. That place I 

 find him he all same Mawâta, I been put name Mawâta." Sabâke answered, „1 no like go. I no 

 been see place ail same Mawâta, what's the good I go that place, I can't leave my good place." 

 But Gaméa, who stayed the night there, did not cease his persuasions, „You me sleep this place," 

 he said, „to-morrow you me go that New Mawâta I been find him," and at last Sabâke yielded. 



Before dawn next day Sabâke got up, smeared his face and body with mud in token of 

 his sorrow, and wailed, „I leave him my place for garden, I leave my good place, Old Mawâta, 

 good place, good sand. No good I go dark corner, I been stop light place." 



At last the two brothers set sail and left Old Mawâta. On their way Sabâke still wept, 

 sitting at the stern of the canoë with his feet in the water: „I never look place ail same Old 

 Mawâta." Gaméa said, „Oh, that new place he ail same Mawâta, he sand all same." But 

 Sabâke only replied, „Oh, I think you gammon, you like me good, that's why you say that 

 good place." 



The fiist people who came over from Old Mawâta had not brought with them any garden 

 produce for planting, and ail the taro, bananas, and other things which are now growing at 

 N:o 1. 



