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not approve of such a course, but after some time he could not be restrained, 

 and yelling out, ' Tukua te kiore a Rakaimahiti ; kia tete, tete ki waho !' (Let 

 go the rat of Rakaimahiti ; if there is to be a struggle let it take place 

 outside), he rushed out, followed by the main body of his warriors. 



"A most desparate conflict ensued, in which the enemy were driven back 

 and retreated to the gully, marked on the map as ' Ludlam Gully,' where 

 they again rallied and made a desperate resistance, during which Kaingakiore 

 was killed, but nevertheless his people were victorious. 



"During this engagement Ngatiapa and Wanganui lost 500 (make a 

 liberal allowance for the exaggeration of the partisan narrator) killed, and 

 Kaingakiore 70. After this a great number of Ngatikahukuraawhitia and 

 other Ngatikahungunu hapus occupied most of the peninsula, and the other 

 pa, marked on the map as 'Maupuia,' was erected and occupied by Ngatihine- 

 pari. The name of the chief was Te Rahui. No battles of any importance 

 took place at Manpuia, although several did take place at various places in 

 the neighbourhood of Wellington, one at Kokotahi, another at Te Taniwha, in 

 which Ngatiapa were beaten. 



"Te Mahanga (near Cow Bay) was not a fortified pa, but a taupahi, i.e., a 

 very large native village, which was occupied by the same hapus as the pas. 

 A large pa was erected on the isthmus aud was named Taputeranga, but at 

 what time it was erected I could not ascertain. 



" For a Ions; time after the battles above-mentioned there was no fisfhtiner 

 beyond a few skirmishes. After seven C?) generations most of the people left 

 the peninsula of their own accord, and went to their other possessions else- 

 where, leaving behind them a hapu called Ngatipuku to retain possession. 

 After a while Ngatitoa came to take possession. They were led by Te 

 Rauparaha. When Ngatikahungunu came to hear of this, they attacked 

 Ngatitoa, who fled to Kapiti and other places. Te Rauparaha then sent for 

 Waikato, Ngatimaniapoto, Ngatiraukawa, Ngatiawa, and Ngapuhi, who when 

 they came took possession. They were well armed with guns, but were 

 attacked by Ngatikahungunu (who had native weapons only) and beaten ; some 

 escaped to Wharekauri and other places. 



" After this, all the chiefs of Ngatikahungunu held a great meeting, at 

 which it was decided that they would give up fighting for a time, and disperse 

 to every place where they were likely to be able to obtain guns and ammuni- 

 tion from the Europeans. Te Kekerengu, the principal chief, said he and his 

 followers would go to the other Island and obtain what guns they could. He 

 went with 108 followers. Taiaroa (father of the present member of Parlia- 

 ment of that name) was the principal chief of Ngaitahu at that time. On 

 the arrival of Te Kekerengu and his friends they were murdered by ISTgaitahu, 

 only one escaping. This was done without the knowledge or consent of 



