Cotenso.—On a better Knowledge of the Maori Race. 47 
of the Carnival in some countries preceding Lent! ‘* Waeroti and Waerota” 
are the names of two places out of New Zealand (real or mythical) not 
unfrequently referred to, in this way, in their old poetry and myths; and 
often in conjunction with “ Hawaiki :” lines, 3-7. 
III. A direction to the workmen to be ready early ; another indication of their 
industrious agricultural habits : lines, 8-10. 
IV. A promise, that what was really necessary, on the part of the owners, or chiefs, 
should be there, allegorically personified : lines, 11-13. 
V. That the work should be throughout regularly performed : lines, 14-15. 
VI. A quiet, stately, fitting address, abounding in natural truths, made to the 
kumara sets, personified,* about to be planted ; reminding them whence 
their beneficial growth, etc., were to be obtained : (1) from nature, the sea- 
breezes or summer-winds, and rains; and (2) from their own action,— 
growing and holding-on to the soil; great need of this advice, as they were 
always planted in the tops of raised light gravelly hillockst : lines, 16-24. 
VII. The question proposed,—Whence the crop, or future increase? (Carefully 
note the response, made by the tohunga (priest),—the old, old, story! 
semper idem): lines, 25-28. 
VII. The invocation proper to Pani; note its great simplicity, its gradations, and 
its recurring refrain, repeated regularly six times: lines, 29-42. he 
tubers were to be placed “ carefully and loosely, one by one,” into the seed- 
baskets, because they had commenced sprouting, and the sprouts were of 
slender and delicate growth.) 
IX. A premonition to the working-party: here are two statements made to the 
workmen, as if from a pilot, or master, occupying a more commanding 
seed not all planted, the work not yet finished : lines, 43-46. 
X. The command to the working-party, to act on the favourable moment: 
lines, 47-48, . 
XI. Again an address to the kumara sets, still personified; as if mollifying the 
command just given (somewhat of a lowering nature), and reminding them 
of their ancient heavenly origin : lines, 49-50. 
XII. Another admonition to the working-party : lines, 51-53. 
XII. The work (viewed as) done: lines, 54-55. 
XIV. A remark as to Pani’s residence in the sky, out of sight: line, 16. 
XV. A reminder to Pani, to reward them after the manner of their own readily 
believing her,—or the ancient legend, ete.,—and, of their having acted upon 
it: lines, 57-60. (N.B. This is the earliest meaning, in this sense, of the 
word whakapono, that I have ever met with. It is now, and for the last 
60 years, similarly used by the missionaries and others (also, in the Maori 
translation of the Scriptures), for faith ;—the believing the matter spoken of, 
or taught ;—the making-it-to-be-a-reality. A word, however, extremely rarely 
used in their ancient recitals.) 
* See my conjecture, as to possible meaming of the k a, p. 34, 
t See “ Trans. N.Z. Inst.,” Vol. XIII., pp. 8, 9. 
} See, supra, pp. 35, 36, 
