218 ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Chap. Vni. 
among whom I was going. I laughed, however, at 
this caution ; thinking very justly that fVareporiy 
however much allied to the TVanganui natives now, 
still felt a hatred towards the tribe which had so 
much impeded the migration of the Ngatiawa from 
Taranaki. The usual farewell was shouted by the 
assembled Pitone natives ; and I started up a steep 
footpath beyond the " Throat " stream. 
The Maori farewell is simple and dignified in its 
expression. The traveller says to those he leaves, — 
Enoho! "sit down!" or "remain!" ov Enoho ki to 
koutou kainga ! " stop in your place ; " and the sta- 
tionary party answer, Haere ki tou kainga ! "go to thy 
" place ! " In this case they shouted " Haere ki fVati' 
" ganuir 
We ascended a steep hill, through extensive potato- 
gardens belonging to Tuarau ; and from thence had a 
noble view of the harbour and the infant settlement. 
After a tedious march of two or three hours over very 
undulating ground on the top of the range, along a 
track constantly obstructed by webs of the kareau, 
or supple-jack, we came to the brow of a descent, from 
which we had a view of a narrow wooded valley, and 
a peep of the sea in Cook's Strait over a low part of the 
further hills. On descending the hill, we found our- 
selves in a fine alluvial valley, through which a consi- 
derable stream brawled and cascaded. Noble forest-trees 
and plenteous underwood intercepted all view of any- 
thing but the beaten track along which we progressed. 
Just about dusk, we emerged from the forest into a jun- 
gle of flax, shrubs, and long reeds, at the spot where the 
stream discharges itself into an arm of the sea which 
forms part of the harbour of Porirua, or " Dark pit." 
Wooded hillocks of moderate height surrounded this 
arm, and gave it the appearance of a small inland lake, 
which trended away to the northward. I was very 
