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NATIVE BAPTISM. 
To toa rere te toa mahuta; Let the brave man jump about; 
Ka toliia ki tai mo tu. Dedicate him to the god of war. 
After the baptism, follows a kind of exhortation : 
Hahau kai mau tangaengae; 
Ko koe kia riri tangaengae; 
Ko koe kia toa; 
Ko koc kia mahi; 
Tvo koe kia tahourahi. 
Clear the land for food, and be 
strong to work; 
You be angry and industrious; 
You be courageous; 
You must work; 
You must work before the dew is 
off the ground. 
The karakias relating to war are very numerous, and singu¬ 
lar. It is remarkable, with the exception of the spell to 
compel a woman to love her admirer, there are none relating 
to marriage. 
The following karakia was 
children :— 
Tobia te tama nei; 
He aba, he bau ora; 
Ho bau rangatira; 
Kei runga kei te rangi; 
Ka puba te rangi; 
E iri iria koe ki tc iri iri; 
Hahau kai mau, tangaengae; 
Haere ki te wabic mau, tangae¬ 
ngae ; 
Watu kakahu mau, tangaengae. 
used at the baptism of female 
Hame this child; 
What is it, a living breath; 
A Chief’s breath; 
Erom the heaven above; 
The sky lias become warm; 
Be you baptized with the baptism; 
Seek food for thyself with panting 
for breath; 
Seek food for thyself with panting 
for breath; 
Weave garments for thyself with 
panting for breath. 
In addition to the rite of baptism, was another resembling 
confirmation. 
The infant was dedicated to Tu, the god of war; but he 
did not presume to fight, until he had received a second sprink¬ 
ling. On this occasion the priest again used a branch of the 
karamu. Each priest, on the declaration of war, assembled 
his own party, and went to a sacred water. At first, all sat 
down, but, after a time, they stood up naked in the water, 
which they heaped up against their bodies, and threw over 
