136 Transactions. — Miscellaneous. 



143. He ilea kai ake i raro. 



A fish eats upwards from below. 



The fish which you liave cauglit, and is lying dead in your canoe, 

 commenced nibbling from below in the depths of sea, and out of sight. 



Meaning : From trifling disputes bloody wars arise, ending in the death 

 of chiefs ; — often poetically termed iha = fish. 



144. Ko Nuhitaumatangi, ko te hara ; waiho te rarii mo Rwpe. 



Nukutaumatangi was the cause of all the trouble ; but Eupe got 

 caught and punished for it. 

 Said to a person who gets others punished for his evil doings. 

 Here, also, from the names, there may be more of meaning than appears 

 at first sight : — Nukutaumatangi = off to windy ridge ; Eupe, the opposite 

 (being also a name for their proverbially quiet and harmless pigeon). 



145. Kaua e liinga mai ki runga i a au, ka-paa iana he iirunga oneone, ko te 

 iirunga man tonu. 



Don't lean on me (as a pillow), if indeed (I were as a) pillow of earth, 

 that would remain firm. 

 Meaning : Don't look to me for help. 



146. Ka tae ki Weriweri, he tohe vara, tona otinga. 



When (two) arrive at (the place called) Angry-dispute, the end is 

 actual strife. (Angry-dispute is here spoken of as a place). 

 Meaning : Keep your temper. 



147. Kaatl ra to jyenei, ka tae kau taaua ki Weriiveri. 



Leave ofl' thy (saying, or domg) thus, for you and I have fully come 

 to Angry -dispute. 

 A timely word of warning ; similar to the last. 



148. He tohe taau ki Kaiivere ? 



Art thou striving to reach Kairvere ? 

 Meaning : Provoke me a little longer and you will be hurt. 



149. Ka karanga Taiha, Ma ajntitutia, kia xvhana te hingahinga nga tupapaku ; 

 ka karanga Maero, E, kaivhakina tetahi momo ki te kaainga. 



Taiha cried, Close ranks with the enemy standing, that their slain 

 bodies may early fall ! Maero cried. Better let some retreat as 

 posterity for our possessions ! 



Meaning : Discretion better than rashness. 



" The better part of valour is discretion." — Shalcspeare. 



150. Ka riri Taiha, ka kata Maero. 



When Taiha (is) angry, Maero laughs [or is merry). 

 Meaning : Keep your temper. 



