120 Transactions.— Miscellaneous. 
Here is another :— 
87. To kaha kei te kakii, karapetau tonu ! 
Thy strength is in thy throat, for ever swallowing greedily. 
88. He moumou kai ma Te Whataiwi puku ngakengake ! 
It's waste of food to give it to big-bellied Store-up-bones. 
Two peculiar terms are to be noted here :—1. The figurative name given 
to the person, Whataiwi, i.e., one who puts by dry bones (including fishes' 
heads, etc.) for himself on a platform for storing food; and, 2. The ludic- 
rous term (not the common one) for big belly, i.e., the loose hanging bag of 
a large sea-net ! 
89. He hiore tahutahu ! 
An often singed tail ! 
Used foran idle fellow. "Taken from a lazy dog lying before the fire 
and getting its tail repeatedly burnt. 
N.B. The tail of the ancient Maori dog had very long hair, which was 
of great value to its master for clothing and ornament, but when singed 
was useless ; and might therefore be killed for food. 
40. Kei te raumati ka kitea ai e koe te tupu. 
When summer comes you will find it by its sprouts. 
Spoken ironically to a person who will not exert himself to find a lost 
thing, etc. 
41. E noho, tena te au o Rangitaiki hei kawe i a koe. 
Sit on idly, doing nothing, there are the rapid currents of the river 
Rangitaiki to carry thee along. 
Used to a lazy fellow who ceases paddling the canoe. 
49. He huanga ki Matiti, he tama ki Tokerau. 
In the planting season merely a relative; at harvest time a son 
(or, eldest son). : 
48. He kooanga tangata tahi, he ngahuru puta noa. 
At planting time, helpers come straggling singly; at harvest, all 
hands come from everywhere round 
Lit.—to show its terseness—At planting, single-handed ; at harvest, all 
around. 
Here is a similar one, which was a favourite saying of the late chief 
Te Hapuku :— 
44. Hoa piri ngahuru, taha kee raumati. 
Friends stick to you in harvest, but fall of i in summer—the season 
of scarcity and work. 
Very like our English proverbs, ** Prosperity makes friends, adversity 
tries them ;” ** The rich man has many friends." 
