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Ka Hail a Kapa. 



forgotten even as an ornament. Here are some of the proverbs among the people, 

 colle6led bv \\'. Colenso'" which have preserved the name: — 



"//<' ii/anit ante c taca tc luhakahoro. 



A flving-kite made of paper mulberry bark can be made to fly fast. 



Tc ante tec ivhawlica. 



The paper mulberry bark is not blown awav bv the winds [that is, all is quiet]. 



Hacrc luai ki Hauiaki\ tc ante tec azvJica. 



Come here to Hauraki where the ante is not disturbed [by winds J." 



A MAORI HEAD, COOK. 



FIG. 6. A MAORI HEAD, I'ARKINSON. 



The same author, well known for his researches in Maori lore, tells us still 

 more of this perished immigrant to New Zealand : — 



"I will first mention the aiite^ paper-mulberry, although, as far as I know, not 

 a single vestige of this plant is now left in New Zealand ! its name remains, and that 

 is all. Few Maoris now living have ever seen it; and vet, in ancient days, it was 

 commonly and largely cultivated throughout the country. At tlie time of Cook's 

 visit it was very common, and seen by those early voyagers everywhere, both grow- 

 ing in their plantations and worn in fillets by the chiefs in their hair; the thin 



'"Transactions New Zealand Inslitule, xii. 144, 145. 



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