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those days to the cuUivation of the soil, that we were obliged to allow the young 

 men residing with us, — whether as servants, boatmen, or scholars, — to re- 

 turn to then- several homes for that piirpose every year in the planting season. 

 And just so it was here in Hawke's Bay for several years; in 1845 the 

 Maoris (south side) first sowed and reaped wheat (the seed of which I had 

 obtained from Auckland) ; and in succeeding years they raised enough of 

 wheat and maize (exclusive of potatoes and scraped New Zealand flax), to 

 load annually several small vessels ; and all the produce of hand labour ! 

 Truly the Maoris of to-day, with all their civilization and riches, may take 

 for a proper motto Fuimus ! 



Appendix A. 

 A List of the diferent Varieties of small Kumara formerly eidtivated by the 

 Maoris : — 



1. Varieties in the northern districts, namely — Bay of Islands, Hoki- 

 anga, and Kaitaia : — 

 (1.) White skin varieties, having white or whitish flesh — 



* Toroamahoe. 

 Mapua. 



* Monenehu. 

 Waniivani. 

 Kaivakaiva. 

 Maramaivhiti. 

 Pauaataha, 

 Fuurata. 

 Kanaiva. 

 Maomao. 



Mengeranyi, with grooved sides. 



Toroichenua, uniform small size, peculiar. 



Pane, mealy dumpy sort. 



Toitoi. 

 (2.) White skin varieties, having slightly reddish flesh — 



Pohutukaiva. 



Kauto. 



Hitara, a prized variety. 

 (3.) Eed skin and flesh — 



WhakaJcumu. 



Toikahikatea. 



Koreherehe, grooved sides, prized sort. 



Taurapunga, a mealy sort. 



* Parakaraka, 



