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which is situate on the road between Satupaitea and Tufu, on 

 Savaii. That Apolima was the residence of the old cannibal aitu 

 (god) called Tupu-i-vao, and the place was much dreaded by all 

 travellers, as the aitu not only kept a good lookout for victims 

 in the daytime, but he was accustomed, whenever he slept, to 

 stretch lines of cinnet across the road, one end of each of them 

 being fastened round his foot so that he would be at once awakened 

 when any one passing along the road tripped over them. When 

 any traveller had safely passed the bounds of Tupuivao's territory, 

 he would say, " Faafetai ina sao; XJa to i tua o Apolima" — 

 " Thanks for my escape; Apolima is behind." 



23. " E TASi MAI I Saua a e faaluaina I Matautuaaai." — " It 

 is one at Saua, but divided into two at Matautuaaai." 



The meaning and application are not quite -^Jear, and require 

 further investigation. Savalomua, the chiefs, dwelt at Saua, but 

 the tautais (fishermen) at Matautuaaai. 



24. " O LE PUPULU A Valomua." — " The mediation of Valo- 

 mua." 



" Ina o molia i le motu o Toilolo " — •" when -being conveyed to 

 the islet of Toilolo." This is all that I have in my notes, and it 

 does not give the whole of the incident. The phrase is always used 

 to describe a pretended peace-making, or a one-sided mediation. 

 Valomua was pretending to hold back one of the combatants in a 

 quarrel, but made no real effort to restrain him, and intentionally 

 let him slip through his fingers. 



25. " Ua AG FAi-MATA A LoPA." — " Lopa was an excellent (or 

 perfect) eye-doctor"; or "That is worthy of Lopa's doctoring of 



eyes." 



Lopa was an old dame in Atua who had a great reputation for 

 curing other people's eyes, but who always had shocking bad eyes 

 herself. "O le fofo o Tulalia "— " The doctoring of Tulalia," is 

 used in a similar manner. If a man whose own conduct was bad 

 gave good advice to others as to how they should behave, he would 

 probably be reminded of one of these examples. Cf., " Physician, 

 heal thyself." 



26. " Ua ou nofo atu a o au o Ae." — " I am sitting before 

 you, but I am Ae." 



This phrase is used to express guilt and submission on the part 

 of those using it. It would be used in " ifogas " (bowing down in 

 token of submisison) in bad cases. It means, " I am verily guilty; 

 I am Ae." I do not know who Ae was. 



