Cotznso.—On a Remarkable Cavern at Tolaga Bay. 147 
226. He tangata tunu huruhuru ! 
One who roasts (his bird or rat) with its feathers or hair on. 
Both said of a hasty quarrelsome person. 
227. Ka kata a Kae! — Kae laughs. 
Sure to be said when a cross person smiles ; or when a person discloses 
unintentionally his thoughts. Derived from their old legends.* 
. Whakawaewae wha! 
Make (thyself) four legs (first) ! 
Used, ironically, to a person who boasts of what he can do. 
229. Nya huruhuru o oku waewae — Hairs of my legs. 
Used reciprocally : (1) By a chief, of his tribe and followers ; and (2) 
by them of him, by merely changing the pronoun oku to ona. In this latter 
sense I have known it to be used beautifully and with great effect. 
230. Ka rua hoki! — Twice also ! 
Meaning : Thou hast just said the contrary ; two (opposite statements) 
indeed ! 
231. Naana ki mua = He began it. 
A sentence of great service formerly, in relating quarrels, ete., and 
always highly exculpatory. 
232. He kowhatu koe? and, He kuri koe ? 
Art thou a stone? and, Art thou a dog ? 
Used, generally, interrogatively, by way of prohibition, disapproval, ete., _ 
but, sometimes, with care, indicatively. 
288. He o kaakaa ! 
A small bit of food fora journey. Lit. A parrot's morsel for its flight. 
The old Maoris said, that the parrots always carried with them in one 
claw à small stone which they constantly nibble. 
234. He marutuna !—Bruised or squashed eels! 
Said of any person or thing, ugly, displeasing, or repulsive. 
235. He kupu matangerengere ! 
A harsh or disagreeable word, sentence, or speech. Lit. A word 
(having a) hideously ulcerated face. 
Art. VIIL——A few Remarks on a Cavern near ** Cooks Well,” at Tolaga 
Bay, and on a tree (Sapota costata), found there, 
By W. Corzwso, F.L.S. 
[Read before the Hawke’s Bay Philosophical Institute, 8th September, 1879.] 
In reading Professor Von Haast’s address to the Philosophical Institute of 
Canterbury, New Zealand,} which contains a full account of some ** pecu- 
* See Grey's Polynesian Mythology, p. 90. + Trans. N. Z. Inst., Vol. X., pp. 37-54, 
