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TUTIRA 



Entrance across the moat was by bridge ; no sign of that remains, but 

 the narrow gap in the embankment where stood the ancient gateway 

 is still distinct. The natural declivities also of the little peninsula have 

 been straightened into perpendiculars. Within these defences stood 

 on levelled ground, in close proximity to one another, the reed-thatched 

 huts. There are faint indications still of canoe traffic on the adjacent 

 shore. 



Te Rewa, the terminal point of the spur which nearly divides 



Oporae pa. 



Tutira from Waikopiro lake, was another and larger fortified peninsula. 

 Its natural defences on one side were impenetrable marsh, on two sides 

 water, northwards Tutira, southwards Waikopiro ; its fourth approach 

 was guarded by a bank and fosse similar in principle to that of Oporae, 

 but of greater width. Moat and embankment are now alike obliterated ; 

 they have been trodden flat by the hundreds of thousands of sheep that 

 pass yearly to and from the wool-shed. 



The pits of the ancient stockade posts are likewise worn away ; only 



