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hereditary liigh priest of the tribe, and probably Hantaki regarded him in 

 the hght of a connection, since his son Tuteuretira was married to a 

 Ngatimamoe woman and living amongst that tribe. " Is there any one of 

 you," he asked, " who can point out this chief's house ?" Fortunately one of 

 the crew had been before to Hataitai and was able to act as guide. Having 

 drawn up their canoe, they all marched noiselessly in single file till they 

 reached the remotest of the chief's houses, which were distinguished from 

 others around them by their great height and size. Passing by those of 

 Maru, Manawa, and Eakai tauwheke, they came to that of Tiotio. Enter- 

 ing the house they found his wife seated beside a fire near the door, and the 

 old man himself lying down at the farthest end. Eoused by the noise of 

 their footsteps, the old chief stood up and asked who they were, Te Hautaki 

 replied " It is I." No sooner were they aware who it really was than the old 

 wife set up aery of welcome, but she was instantly checked by her husband, 

 who dreaded the consequence of rousing theiaa, and begged her not to attract 

 attention, as that would endanger the lives of the whole party. He then 

 told her to set food quickly before them, as they could not be killed after 

 liavmg been entertained as guests by the chief tohunga of the tribe. In 

 obedience to his wishes, she placed a poha of preserved koko before them, 

 and when they had finished their meal, she went over with a message from 

 her husband to Eakai tauwheke, who was married to two of theu' daughters, 

 Tahupare and Eongopare. That chief, in hearing of Te Hautaki's arrival, 

 asked whether he had been allowed to eat in his father-in-law's house ; on 

 being answered in the affirmative, " That is enough," he said, " I will come 

 and see him in the morning." Before doing so, however, he sent to inform 

 Manawa and Maru and others, and as soon as what had happened became 

 generally known throughout the pa, the warriors assembled round Tiotio's 

 house, and with yells and frantic cries hurled their spears against the roof 

 and sides, and behaved as if they intended to pull the house down. When 

 old Tiotio remonstrated with them, they ceased their violence, and invited 

 Te Hautaki to come out to them, when there was much talking and speech- 

 making of a friendly kind, which finally ended in a proposal that Tiotio's 

 remaining daughters — Eakai te kura and Mahanga tahi — should be given 

 in marriage to Te Hautaki. As all the parties concerned were agreeable 

 to this, the marriage took place without any delay. The Ngai Tahu chiefs 

 asked many questions of their visitor about his house in the other island, 

 and were so favourably impressed with his answers, that many responded 

 to his invitation to accompany him when he returned. The final migration, 

 however, did not take place till some time after Te Hautaki's return. 



Last Migration. 

 What caused the step to be taken was this : Tapu, a Kahununu chief, 



