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REPORT — 1891. 



Maiigaian and Haivaiian. 

 Maui's sister Ina drifted to Sacred Isle 

 (Motutapn). Married Tinirau, chief of 

 Motutapu. 



Maui assumed form of pigeon, and 

 sought his sister, and brought back tid- 

 ings of her. 



Maui visits fire-flfocZ- Mahuika in the 

 form of a linnet. 



Maui tries to get the secret of the 

 origin of fire ; extinguishes the brands 

 given him by the god ; provokes him till 

 in auger he sets the underworld on fire. 



Maui barely escapes in the form of a 

 linnet. 

 Maui brings the secret back. 



Maui fishes uji the island Kakaanga. 

 Natives there show spot where his hook 

 caught in the fish. 



The enchanted forests : — 



Rata builds a canoe. 



Fells a suitable tree. 



Next day finds it standing again. 



Fells it second time. 



Following day finds it standing again. 



Rata seeks the aid of the presiding 

 divinity, who gets canoe made and car- 

 ried to the ocean. 



The Sacred Crane and Serpent. 



Rata takes a passenger on board his 

 canoe, who is seeking the remains of his 

 father, Vaiaroa. 



Tane, in search of a wife. 

 Married Ina. 



Tane, husband, or generative principle 

 in nature. 



The beginning of the new year indi- 

 cated by the appearance of the stars Pu- 

 aka and Matariki on the horizon in the 

 morning. 



Human sacrifices taken from particu- 

 lar families. 



Ten heavens, the upper world. 



Several divisions of the under world. 

 Last, Roe, threadworm. 



The water of life of Tane. 



The Deluge, lasting. 

 Men, women, and animals saved in a 

 liuilding erected on a raft. 



Maori. 

 Maui's sister Hina-uri drifted to 

 Sacred Isle (Motutapu). Married Tini- 

 rau, chief of Motutapu. 



Maui the elder assumed form of a 

 pigeon, and sought bis sister, and brought 

 back tidings of her. 



Maui visits Ore-goddess Mahuika in 

 the form of a hawk. 



Maui tries to get the secret of the 

 origin of fire from Mahuika; extin- 

 guishes again and again the fire given to 

 him, and so enrages the goddess that she 

 sets the underworld on fire. 



Maui barely escapes in the form of a 

 hawk. 



Maui brings the secret back that it is 

 hidden in the wood of certain trees. 



Maui fishes up New Zealand. Maoris 

 show spot on East Coast where his hook 

 caught. 



The enchanted forests : — 



Rata builds a canoe. 



Fells a suitable tree. 



Next day finds it standing again. 



Fells it second time. 



Following day finds it standing again. 



Rata blamed by the offspring of Tane 

 for destroying trees without permission. 

 They agree to make the cauoe for him. 

 He returns and finds it completed. 

 Takes it to the ocean. 



The Sacred Bittern, the Poua-hao-kai. 



Rata seeks the bones of his father 

 Wahieroa. 



Tane in search of a wife. 

 Married— Hine-hauone. 

 Hine-titama. 

 Tane, husband, father of vegetation 

 and men. 



The beginning of ihe year fixed by 

 the appearance of Puaka and Matariki 

 at dawn. 



Human sacrifices taken from particu- 

 lar families. 



Ten heavens, the upper world. Some 

 say more. 



Several divisions of the under world. 



Last, Toke, earthworm. 



The water of life of Tane. 



The Deluge, lasting eight months. 

 Men, women, and animals saved in a 

 building erected on a raft. 



