144 Transactions. — Miscellaneous. 
206. He manu aute e taea te whakahoro ! 
A flying-kite made of paper mulberry bark can be made to fly fast! 
(away, by lengthening the cord). 
Used by a lover, expressive of impatience at not being able to get away 
to see the beloved one. 
207. Na to tamahine ka pai i takina mai ai tenei kekeno ki konei. 
It was thy exceedingly pretty daughter which drew this seal to land 
here. 
This speaks for itself, and would be doubly suitable for such a person 
coming by sea; in the olden times most visits were made by water. 
N.B.—The verb taki (pass. takina), means to forcibly draw a captured 
fish to land out of the water. 
208. E kimi ana i nga kawai i toro ki tawhiti. 
(He is) seeking after the tips of running branches which extended to 
a distance. ; 
Used with reference to any one claiming distant or lost relationship. 
N.B.—The terms used for runners, or running branchlets, and their 
spreading, are taken from those of trailing plants, as the convolvulus, 
gourd, etc. 
209. E raro rawakore, e rumga tinihanga. t 
Poor and without goods are those of the North ; abounding in wealth 
are those of the South. 
This proverb, which in former times I have often heard is used, is 
peculiarly a Northern one, and requires explanation. The most esteemed 
goods—the real personal wealth of the ancient New Zealanders—were 
greenstone—unworked or worked—as axes, war-clubs, and ornaments ; 
finely-woven flax garments ; totara canoes ; and feathers of the huia bird 
(Heteralocha gouldi). These were all obtained from the Southern parts ; so 
were the skilled carvers in wood (males), and the best weavers of first 
quality flax garments (females), who were sometimes made prisoners of war. 
210. He karanga kai, tee karangatia a Paeko; he karanga taua, ka karangatia a 
Paeko. 
At a call to a feast, Paeko is not called ; 
At a call to a fight, Paeko is called. 
Used evidently by an inferior, though a good man at fighting, ete. Note 
the name, which may be translated, Keep them off. ** Rich man has many 
friends ”. 
211. E hoki te patiki ki tona puehutanga. 
The flounder returns to its own thick, muddy water (to hide itself, 
understood). 
212. Puritia to ngarahu kauri ! 
Keep (to thyself) thy kauri-resin soot ! 
