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hei-no-mawe, the place of his refidence, and the northern ifland of 

 New Zealand, is divided into eight diltri&s, governed by their re- 

 v fpedive chief*, and others who are fubordinate to them. The largeft 

 of thofe diftrids is T'fouduckey, the inhabitants of which are in an 

 almoft conftant ftate of warfare with the other tribes. They are not, 

 however, without intervals of peace, at which times they vifit, and 

 carry on a traffic for flax and the green talc-ftone, of which they 

 make axes and ornaments, Too-gee obftinately denied that the 

 whole of the New Zealanders were cannibals 5 it was not without much 

 difficulty that he could be perfuaded to enter on the fubjecl:, or to pay 

 the leaft attention to.it; but when he did, it was to exprefs the 

 greater! horror at the idea ; he was, however, at laft brought to ac- 

 knowledge, that all the inhabitants of Poo-nam-moo (i. e. the fouthern 

 ifland) and thofe of T'fouduckey ate the enemies whom they took 

 in battle; which Hoo-doo corroborated, for his father was killed 

 and eaten by the T'fouduckey people. " Notwithstanding the general 

 probity of our vifitors, particularly of Too-gee, (fays Captain King,) I 

 am inclined to think that that horrible banquet is general through both 

 iflands." 



We are told, that the inferior claffes are perfectly fubordinate to 

 their fuperiors ; and fuch was fuppofed to be the cafe from the great 

 deference always paid by Too-gee to Hoo-doo. 



Etang-a-te'da Eti-ket-ti-ca, means a principal chief, or man in very 

 great authority. This fuperior confequence is fignified by a repeti- 

 tion of the word eti-ket-ti-ca. This title appears hereditary. Etanga- 

 roah, or E-ta hon-ga, is a prieft ; whofe authority in many cafes is 

 equal, and in fome fuperior to the etiketica. 



" Etan-ga-teda Epo-di, a fubordinate chief or gentleman." 



" Ta-ha-ne Emo-ki, a labouring man." 



Refpe&ing the cuftoms and manners of thefe people, the Gover- 

 nor favoured the writer with the following particulars : 



" The New Zealanders inter their dead ; they alio believe, that the 

 third day after the interment the heart feparates itfelffrom the corpfe; 



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