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of their fortresses and upon their intimate knowledge of the fastnesses of 

 the Manawatii district, than upon their prowess in the field* They then 

 occupied a number of pas in the country around Lakes Papaitanga and 

 Horowhenua, as well as several which they had erected upon artificial islands 

 in the latter lake, in the manner so interestingly described by the Keverend 

 Mr. Taylor, in a paper recently read before this Society* Now, it appears, 

 that in pursuance of his intention to destroy these people, Kauparaha 

 constantly detailed war parties to attack them, as well as to harrass the 

 unfortunate remnant of the Rangitane who still lurked in the country to the 

 northward of their territory. 



Finding themselves unable to check these attacks, the Muaupoko took 

 refuge in the Lake Pas, which the Ngatitoa however, determined to attack. 

 Their first attempt was on that named Waipata, and, having no canoes, they 

 swam out to it, and succeeded in taking it, slaughtering many of the defenders, 

 though the greater number escaped in their canoes to a larger pa on the same 

 lake, named "Wai-kie-kie. This pa was occupied in such force by the enemy, 

 that the party which had taken Waipata felt themselves too weak to assault it, 

 and, therefore, returned to Ohau for reinforcements. Having obtained the 

 requisite assistance, they again proceeded to Horowhenua, and attacked Wai- 

 kie-kie, using a number of canoes, which they had taken at Waipata, for the 

 purpose of crossing the lake. After a desperate, but vain resistance, they 

 took the pa, slaughtering nearly 200 of the inhabitants, including women and 

 children, the remainder escaping in their canoes, and making their way, by 

 inland paths, in the direction of Paikakariki, where they ultimately settled. 

 In the course of these several attacks, a number of the leading Muaupoko 

 chiefs were taken prisoners, all of whom, except Patu, who became the slave 

 of Te Pehi, were killed, and their bodies, as well as those of the people slain 

 in the assaults, duly devoured. It is matter of note that, notwithstanding 

 the occasional murder of men of the ISTgatiapa who happened to be found on 

 the south side of the Pangitikei Piver by the Ngatitoa and Ngatiawa war 

 parties, Pauparaha had, up to this time, preserved friendly relations with 

 that tribe, some of whom occasionally fought in his ranks ; this was chiefly 

 owing to the connection of Pangihaieta with Pikinga, but events which 

 occurred shortly after the expulsion of the Muaupoko from the Horowhenua 

 country, led to a rupture of this friendship and to the ultimate complete 

 subjugation of the Ngatiapa. It was after the defeat of the former at Wai- 

 kie-kie that the Ngatiawa returned to Waitara, but although, as I have 

 before observed, their departure greatly weakened Pauparaha, he and his 

 people still maintained their settlements on the main land, and continued 

 their raids against the remnants of the defeated tribes. Amongst the 

 expeditions thus undertaken one, in which a larger force than usual was 



