Chap. IV. FISH— NATIVE HOOK. 93 
kawai came into that part of the bay. . The kawai has 
somewhat of the habits of the salmon, entering during 
the spring and summer into the bays, rivers, and fresh- 
water creeks in large shoals : it resembles the mackerel 
in appearance, but is not equal in flavour to either 
of those fish. The natives catch large quantities of 
them with a bone hook at the end of a fish-shaped 
piece of wood, inlaid with the shell of the mutton-fish, or 
haliotiis, which bears the lively colours and brilliancy of 
mother-o'-pearl. This hook requires no bait, and a 
dozen of them are dragged along the water by a canoe 
which pulls at full speed through the shoal. 
There are many other sorts of fish, including the 
tamore, or snapper ; the manga, or barracoota ; the 
mango, or dog-fish, of which the natives catch and store 
large quantities, by drying them in the sun ; and the 
hapuka. This last fish is caught in pretty deep water; 
near reefs and rocks. It often reaches a great size, 
weighing as much as 112 lbs. It bears a considerable 
resemblance to the cod in form, but is, however, of far 
finer flavour. The head and shoulders, especially, when 
cooked, seem a mass of jelly. The moM is also a well- 
flavoured fish, weighing 10 lbs. or 12 lbs. 
Sunday, 29th. — After prayers. Colonel Wakefield 
went round the harbour with Tf^arepori to visit the 
different settlements, in order to see how the people 
were satisfied, and to invite them to a sort of festival 
which was to be held on the occasion at Pitone on 
Monday. At the slave settlement, Te Aro, Ji^arepori 
addressed the occupants, who had the same abject de- 
pendent appearance which we had remarked in the Ran- 
gitane at the Pelorus River. He told them what 
benefits would accrue to them, and excused himself for 
having sent them a smaller share of the goods, as the 
free settlements had required a large proportion ; but 
