388 REPORT — 1891. 



attitude of the broken-hearted father, with bowed head and 

 extended arms, bending over the remains of his children, after 

 Maori custom. 



Hinewhe's Lament for her Father Tc Eauparaha, ivhen carried off by 



Man-of-war Creiv* 



[Te Eauparaha, the celebrated northern chief, who was residing 

 with his family on the shores of Porirua Harbour, was unexpectedly 

 seized and carried off one night by a man-of-war crew, as he was sus- 

 pected of treacherous intentions towards the settlers at Wellington. His 

 daughter is very satirical in her allusions to those who preached peace 

 and practised treachery.] 



Love no longer burns within the breasts 

 [Of your once-famed warrior tribe'; . 

 Kapiti's summit stands alone, 

 For thou, the famous of the land, 



Art snatched away. 

 Sleep, warrior, sleep on shipboard, 

 And then you may be bound, spirit of the deep. 

 ****** 



The rata-tree that grew beside me, 



That sheltered me with its spreading boughs, 



Is gone — torn from the midst of Toa's sons — 



Of Toa the brave. 

 Why were you not snatched away 

 When the eyes were bloodshot in battle ? 

 From the mouth of the loaded gun 

 You might then have cried, 



" Comrades, farewell. 



Night's shadows close around." 

 But who can turn life's stream, 

 Or fetch its waters back 1 



'Tis past, 'tis past. 

 Revenge alone remains. 

 Your grandsons, they shall seek it; 

 For your own sons and followers lie 

 Like lazy kokopu in darkling pools asleep. 

 Farewell, my father, 



Offering made by Tamihaua and Matene to the god of peace. 

 Alas ! from realms below was brought this treacherous law. 

 The law they promised us was one of peace. 

 My faults alone have ruined you. 



Kapiti was Te Eauparaha's stronghold. His son Tamihana 

 and his nephew Matene introduced Christianity to the tribe 

 called Toa, or the " brave." Trusting to the peaceful profes- 

 sions of the English, Te Eauparaha took no precautions to pro- 

 tect himself, and was easily taken prisoner. The news of his 

 capture roused the indignation of his daughter, who is un- 

 sparing in her ridicule of the cowardice of Toa's sons, and the 

 treachery of the English under the guise of peace. 



* See Sir G. Grey's " Poetry of the New-Zealanders," po-ge 12. 



