TRANSACTIONS OF SECTION E. 309 



who closed it (fixed it in position), even unto Rangiauria (Pitt 

 Island). Kahu stayed at IVJiarekauri. It was the seed of the 

 kumara that he brought, and he planted it at (Jkahu and at 

 Waiteki; but the kumara did not grow. Kahu found on his 

 arrival men living on the island — that is, the men whose names 

 are given above. But it was not very long that Kahu stayed 

 here. Kahu spoke his word, and said, ' It is a bad land — a 

 land of peat and swamp.' This was the word of Kahu ; and 

 he returned to Aotea." 



" After Kahu had left there were born Tane, Tumu-nui, 

 Tu7nu-rarapa, Rangi-ioahia, Tangkcliarait, and Maru-inamake : 

 these were all younger brothers of Tahi-ioata above. The off- 

 spring of Nuku, Maru-mamake' s son, was Manqniku." 



"In the days of Morupuku there came two canoes. The 

 canoe of Mahiti landed at Te Au-a-patiki. [Note : Te Awa- 

 patiki is on the east side of the island.] The name of the 

 canoe was Bangimata, and the names of the clans who came 

 in that canoe were Wetcina, 2Iakao, and Tara." 



" This was the word asked by 2Iaruiniku of Mahiti : ' Whariu 

 ko tere? ' (Whence, or, What are you?) Mahiti answered, 

 ' Ko au, ko Mahiti ' (It is I, Mahiti). Then asked Mahiti 

 of Marupuku, ' Whariu ko whenua ? ' (What land is this ?) 

 Then answered Marupuku, ' Ko au, ko Marupuku ' (It is I, 

 Marupuku ; meaning. It is mine) . This canoe is in the fresh- 

 water lagoon, still standing, at Te Whanga."''' 



" It was the canoe of Bakeirou that landed at Te Aunui. 

 The name of the canoe was Bangihoua. There was one clan 

 came in that canoe, Makao-auha."" 



" The fourth canoe landed on the other side of the island. 

 Orepukc was the name of the canoe. The man on board was 

 Moe ; he was the chief. His clan was Baiiru." 



" In the days of the descendants of Marupuku came the 

 migration of Foviare," &c. This migration of Poviare was that 

 of the Ngatiawa Tribe of Maoris who chartered a vessel and 

 conquered the islands in the year 1835. I have given the 

 translation in full (so far as relates to the voyagers), because I 

 believe it has not been published before. 



41. Aropaua. — This is the name of one of several places 

 which the Moriori say were in Hawaiki ; but it is evidently 

 meant for the island in Cook Strait, the name of which was 

 frequently applied to the South Island. The other names 

 are : Tongepu, Tongerei, Tonge-haka, Bu {te) Korokoro, Tanatca, 

 Ohuru, Bu (te) Ngcre, Tauao, Tohu-a-Tane (Tu-a-Ta7ic). It is 

 supposed that seals came to the Chatham Islands from 

 these places. I hesitate to identify any of these names. 



* The meaning here is, that the representation of the canoe, in solid 

 limestone rock, is still to be seen. 



