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was then held, at which Eakai tatiwheke proposed to draw the enemy out 

 by stratagem. His plan was approved of, and he proposed to carry it out 

 on the following morning. Putting on two feather-mats, and armed with a 

 patu paraoa, he went before dawn to the beach, and entering the surf 

 threw himself down and allowed the waves to carry him backwards and 

 forwards, occasionally raising his arm a little that it might appear like a fin. 

 The sentinels soon took notice of the dark object in the water, which they 

 concluded must be either a seal or a young whale. The cry of " He ika 

 moana ! he ika moaua!" brought the whole pa to then- doors, and a 

 general rush towards the beach followed, each striving to secure the prize. 

 The pa was so close to the shore that the peoj)le did not hesitate to open 

 the gates, and the foremost man plunged into the surf, but before he could 

 discover his mistake the supposed fish rose and struck him dead. The 

 alarm was immediately given, and the crowd fell back within the stockade 

 and the scheme failed. Weakened and wearied by the war, the two tribes 

 laid down their arms and made peace, which continued till broken by 

 Manawa's raid on Omihi. 



The Ngatimamoe at that place were partly ruled by Takiauau, a Ngai 

 Tahu and nephew of Te Eangi whakaputa, who was related to the former 

 tribe on the mother's side. For some reason Manawa attacked these 

 people. Having approached the pa with six companions for the purpose of 

 reconnoitring, he caught sight of the tu ao kura, or head ornament of 

 Eakaimomona, father of Tukiauau, who was sitting outside his house. 

 Manawa hurled a spear in that du-ection and pierced the old man through 

 the heart, then mthotit being aware of what he had done, he returned to 

 join the main body of his followers, resolving to attack the pa at dawn. 

 Within the pa all was confusion, the death of Eakaimomona produced a 

 panic, and it was decided to evacuate the place during the night, but in order 

 to conceal their intentions from the enemy, they left fires burning in every 

 house. Manawa, ignorant of what had happened, cautiously approached at 

 dawn to invest the place, but not seeing anyone moving about, he sent 

 scouts to the top of a neighbouring hill from which the pa could be over- 

 looked, and they soon returned with the intelligence that the x^lace was 

 deserted. Manawa immediately returned to WaijDapa and re^Dorted what 

 had hapjjened to Maru, who offered to follow the fugitives and to bring them 

 back ; his secret reason for doing tins being that his Ngatimamoe connections 

 might have a?i ojJj^ortunity of avenging Hakaimomona' s death at somefuture time. 

 He found Tukiauau at Tutae putaputa where he was j)reserving his father's 

 head, which he intended to keep, according to custom, at one end of his 

 house, where, surrounded by mats, he and his children could look upon it, 

 and think the old man was still amongst them. Maru urged Tukiauau not 



