THAKSACTtONS OK SKCTION E. 299 



The translation of which is, — 



The sky wliiuh fatauds aI>ovc 



Dwelt with Hawaiki. 



There came forth Ta-porapora, 



And Tauwhare-nikau, and Upolu, 



And Wawau-atca, and Whiwhi-te-Rangiora. 



From the connection here with Hawaiki, possibly this name ia 

 meant for Bolabola, of the Society Islands. Wawau-a-tea is 

 certainly the same referred to above, which I have identified 

 with Bolabola. 



9. Morea. — In the legend oi Hinc-i-te-puwha (•' Ancient His- 

 tory of the Maori," vol. ii., p. 159), in one of the incantations, 

 occurs this name. It is possibly identical with Moorca, or 

 Eimeo, of the Society group. The legend itself bears some 

 resemblance to that published in the first volume of tlie 

 Association's Transactions, " The Genealogy of the Sun." The 

 man's name, Bakiiru, is identical with the La'uht- of the Rev. G. 

 Pratt. I do not place much reliance, however, on this identifi- 

 cation, for possibly the Tahitian 'Mooretx should be in "Maori 

 yioliorea. 



10. Arou'hena. — This is described in the legends of Uenuku 

 (An. Hist. Maori, vol. iii., p. 8, &c.) as a mountain. The 

 highest niountain in Tahiti is Orofena, spelt also by Ellis 

 Orowhena, and by Wilkes Orohena. From the tradition, it 

 was situated on some island distant from the home of Uenuku, 

 which I believe from many things to have been Rarotonga. 



11. Motutapu is frequently mentioned in tradition and 

 song, especially in connection with Iline-te-iwa-itra and Tiniraii, 

 whose place of residence was at Motutapu. Bangiatca (Baiatea) 

 is also mentioned as his home. Within the reef at Raiatea is 

 a small island called Motutapu, and possibly this is the one 

 mentioned in ]\laori tradition, but the name is such a common 

 one that the identification is uncertain. The name is also 

 mentioned in connection with I'inii'au in '■ Myths and Songs 

 of the South Pacific." 



12. Mata-te-ra. 13. Maa-te-ra. — Mata-te-ra is the name 

 of a place in Hawaiki that the Baraica tribe sa>' they came 

 from. In "Ancient History of the Maori," vol. ii., page 182, 

 it is stated that the canoe Uaki-rcre left Hawaiki and went 

 to Mata-te-ra to obtain the taro root, and returned thence to 

 Hawaiki without coming to New Zealand. In "Transactions 

 of the New Zealand Institute," vol. xii., page IGl, is a re- 

 ference to Maa-tc-ra, no doubt the same place. This latter 

 reference is in an incantation, and there it states that the place 

 was at Hawaiki ("at Maatcra, at Hawaiki"). T have been 

 unable to identify this name. 



14. Otea. — This is mentioned in the legend of Whiro as the 

 place where Tvra jumped ashore to avoid destruction, wliilst 



