CHAP. XXIV.] CLEARING BY BURNING, 369 



up the river Hunter I saw spots in the forest where 

 large gum-trees (Eucalyptus) had been burnt ; their 

 existence was indicated by a heap of reddish ashes, 

 and although many months had elapsed since the 

 trees were consumed, yet not even grass had sprung 

 up in their stead. 



On the night of the 26th we had a great many 

 natives within and before our tent, listening with 

 profound attention to an explanation of what con- 

 stitutes a European state. According to the no- 

 tions they have acquired from the missionaries, the 

 Europeans are divided into 



1. Mihaneres (missionaries). 



2. Hohios (soldiers). 



3. Rever ( a (or devils). 



4. Cookies (or slaves). 



The devils comprise all who are neither mis- 

 sionaries, soldiers, cookies, as the captains of vessels, 

 merchants, or gentlemen, with which latter subdivi- ' 

 sion they have but lately become acquainted. To 

 the cookies belong the artisans, sailors, and so on ; 

 and they are, according to a New Zealander's notion, 

 the slaves of the captains, missionaries, or gentlemen. 

 The Protestant natives regard their Roman Ca- 

 tholic brethren as belonging to the devils: they 

 are called pikipo, which M. Pompalier, the Roman 

 Catholic Bishop of New Zealand, explained as being 

 derived from episcopm, which seems to me the most 

 probable derivation. The Protestant missionaries 

 however, say that it means piki-po always bowing 



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