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shoal sandy beach backed by sand -hummocks. Along 
this we travelled the next day about eight miles to 
Waikanae. The day was again extremely hot, with 
scarcely a breath of wind stirring ; and I repeatedly 
stopped to sit down and eat a water-melon. We crossed 
several small streams, at the mouth of which were for- 
tified villages. These were Wainui, or "large river;" 
fJ^areroa, or " long house ;" and TVare Maukii, or 
" Maukus house." At each of these I was pressed by 
some of the inhabitants to "haere kiiita," or "go inland," 
meaning me to accept of their hospitality ; but I had 
determined to get to Pf^aikanae, and so refused them 
all. I learned that all these villages were inhabited 
by Ngatiawa ; except PPainui, which was the residence 
of T(9 Hurumutu, or " the Cut-hair," one of the Katvia 
chiefs, who had been a party to the sale at Kapiti, and 
more commonly known there by the name of Tommy. 
At TVaikanae I was recognised by many of my old 
acquaintances. Some had met me in Queen Char- 
lotte's Sound ; some in Port Nicholson ; and some 
showed their healed wounds, and reminded me of my 
visit to them with the surgeons. My name was well 
known, and shouts of *' TirawekCy Tiraweke ! " passed 
along the avenues and court-yards. They told me 
that a White missionary was now living here. I could 
not well make out his name from their pronunciation, 
but concluded, from their calling him a relation of 
Te Wiremu, or Mr. Williams, that that gentleman 
had left him here when he was following us about Cook's 
Strait in November. They told me nothing about 
his character, but complained that they could not get 
as many books from him as they wished. After a short 
rest, I proceeded to Ara pawa iti, or " Small canoe- 
channel," the village of the Wanganm people. Passing 
through the large village, and crossing a high sand-hill 
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