136 Transactions.—M iscellaneous. 
148. He ika kai ake i raro. 
A fish eats upwards from below. 
The fish which you have caught, and is lying dead in your canoe, 
commenced nibbling from below in the depths of sea, and out of sight. 
Meaning: From trifling disputes bloody wars arise, ending in the death 
of chiefs ;—often poetically termed ika — fish. 
144. Ko Nukutaumatangi, ko te hara ; waiho te raru mo Rupe. 
Nukutaumatangi was the cause of all the trouble; but Rupe got 
caught and punished for it. 
Said to a person who gets others punished for his evil doings. 
Here, also, from the names, there may be more of meaning than appears 
at first sight :—Nukutaumatangi = off to windy ridge; Rupe, the opposite 
(being also a name for their proverbially quiet and harmless pigeon). 
145. Kaua e hinga mai ki runga i a au, kapaa iana he urunga oneone, ko te 
urunga mau tonu, ; 
Don’t lean on me (as a pillow), if indeed (I were as a) pillow of earth, 
that would remain firm. 
Meaning: Don’t look to me for help. 
146. Ka tae ki Weriweri, he tohe rara, tona otinga. 
When (two) arrive at (the place called) Angry-dispute, the end is 
actual strife. (Angry-dispute is here spoken of as a place). 
Meaning : Keep your temper. 
147. Kaati ra to penei, ka tae hau taaua ki Weriweri. 
Leave off thy (saying, or doing) thus, for you and I have fully come 
to Angry-dispute. 
A timely word of warning; similar to the last. 
148. He tohe taau ki Kaiwere ? 
Art thou striving to reach Kaiwere ? 
Meaning : Provoke me a little longer and you will be hurt. 
149. Ka karanga Taiha, kia apititutia, kia whana te hingahinga nga tupapaku ; 
ka karanga Maero, E, kawhakina tetahi momo ki te kaainga. 
Taiha cried, Close ranks with the enemy standing, that their slain 
bodies may early fall! Maero cried, Better let some retreat as 
posterity for our possessions ! 
Meaning : Discretion better than rashness. 
** The better part of valour is discretion.” —Shakspeare. 
150. Ka riri Taiha, ka kata Maero. 
When Taiha (is) angry, Maero laughs (or is merry). 
Meaning: Keep your temper. 
