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RITES AND CUSTOMS RELATING TO THE DEAD. 
holy place. Between him and the Tauira was he arai o te 
wahi tapu, a fence of the sacred place, then beyond that 
another, to separate the Tauira from the chiefs and other 
worshippers ; this space was called he pahiko , and beyond 
it the sacred food was eaten, the priests taking a portion 
to each chief, which they say resembled our sacrament, for 
the priests first partook of it themselves. The following 
was the order : — 
1. The Paiahu, . .. _ 
2. The Witi Pana, The sta « es ’ or altars ’ the first 
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3. The Pon waka turia, D 
4. The Pon whiro, high priest, with his staff and tokotoko. 
5. The fence of the most sacred spot. 
6. The Tauira, inferior priests, in the Pahiko. 
7. The outer fence. 
8. The chiefs and body of worshippers. 
The high priest first uttered his karakia taro, beginning — 
Karikari ki te uru o Kongo, 
Uenuku mawaka rere, &c., &c. 
Then the entire body 
their karakia standing in 
Ka mata mai te riri, 
Ka mata mai te nguha, 
Ka mata mai te patu, 
Ka mata mai te hoa, 
Ka mata mai te tuatau, 
Taumaha ka manamaina. 
He karakia mo te 
The prayer of the 
of Tauira or priests followed with 
the Pahiko. 
Give force to the anger, 
Give force to the flame, 
Give force to the blow, 
Give force to the friend, 
Give force to the whole, 
Many strengthen the spell, 
kainga noho anga pahiko. 
priests of the pahiko. 
The sacred food was usually cooked in three ovens, a small 
one for the god, the next for the priest, the third and the 
largest for the worshippers ; but in this case there were three 
besides that for the atua, the high priest having his own, 
the inferior priests of the Pahiko theirs, and the general 
body of worshippers one large one ; this form of worship 
belonged to the Nga-ti-rua-nui ; these ovens were made 
in the space beyond the Pahiko. 
The customs relating to the Dead varied in almost every 
