TRANSACTIONS OF SECTION E. 303 



What a carrying of bread-fruit leaves is Karavai's to his gods, oh ! 



He has filled Vairota, 



But has not killed completely Oromea, 



For he is now drumming and dancing merrily at Te Manga. 



In a note Williams mentions that Vairota is the name of a 

 marae. According to the rules of vowel-changes "e" should 

 not change into "i;" but it is possible Williams may not have 

 caught the delicate difference there is in the diphthongs " ae " 

 and " ai." 



In the live names which I have here sought to identify, tliu 

 two first are almost certainly correct. About the others there 

 is more doubt ; but, considering the striking similarity between 

 the Maori and Earotongan dialects, the express mention of the 

 ancestors of the former having come from the latter place, and 

 the identity of many of their customs, we are warranted in 

 concluding that the Hervey group was formerly well known to 

 the Maoris. There are names of places in both Earotongaand 

 Mangaia which are common to those islands and New Zealand ; 

 and, moreover, one of the Maori ancestors was named jMakea, 

 which is the family name of the reigning kings of Earotonga, 

 and of whom Karika (Makea-Karika) was the first that we 

 know of. 



I now proceed to show the knowledge the ancient Maoii 

 had of another group— namely, Samoa. 



22. Hawaiki. — I again refer to this widely-expanded name, 

 but merely to say that the Maoris certainly had a knowledge 

 of Savaii, the Samoan representative of the name. It is pro- 

 bable that in some of their traditions where "Hawaiki " occurs 

 Savaii is referred to. Under various forms this name may 

 be traced far back towards the eastern home of the people. It 

 occurs under the following variations : — 



Ava, the Kingdom of Ava (?). 



Java, the island of that name. 



Sawa-i, in the Island of Seran, Cerau, Celani, or Ceram. 



Jawa, the Bugis name of the Moluccas (J. E. Logan). 



Hawaiki and Kowaiki, west end of New Guinea (Dr. Car- 

 roll). 



Habai, one of the Tonga group (uncertain if this is iden- 

 tical). 



Savaii, the principal island of the Samoa group. 



Havaii, ancient name of Eaiatea, Society group. 



Hawaiki, a place known to the Paumotu-Islanders. 



Havaiki, a place known to the Mangareva- or Gambier- 

 Islanders. 



Hawaiki, a place known to the Maoris of New Zealand. 



Avaiki, a place known to the Earotongans and Ma- 

 ngaians. 



