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jackson’s story. 
there he found a trader named Tapsall, a Norwegian, and a 
countryman, who immediately redeemed him for twenty-five 
pounds of tobacco. Tapsall was the first European who was 
regularly married to a native ; this was done by Mr. Marsden. 
In 18391 saw him with his wife and family, which appeared very 
numerous, encamped under his boat, which was drawn up on 
the beach at Hekawa, Hicks’ Bay, where he was then trading. 
Andrew Powers has been living many years at Wanganui; 
he is a fine hale old man, and will be seventy-one next 
Christmas, if he lives so long. This account was taken from 
him in September, 1850. 
There is still another story connected with the same indivi¬ 
dual, which is illustrative of the change which the Gospel has 
produced in New Zealand, in the treatment the same individual 
experienced at two different periods with an interval of about 
twenty years between. In fact, in Andrew Powers’ story we 
have two epochs clearly defined, that of heathenism and that 
of Christianity. 
Returning from Wellington along the sea shore, a year or two 
ago, he was taken ill and laid down on a sandhill, unable to pro¬ 
ceed further. A native who was travelling that way saw him, 
and went on to Otaki, where he told the natives that he had 
seen a.pakeha (European) laid on the shore very ill; and what 
did you do to him ? said Tamihana, the son of Te Rauparaha, 
the Chief. Nothing at all. He was afraid if he died the Euro¬ 
peans would say he had killed him. Well, then, said Tamihana, 
you are like the man in the parable, who went on the other side 
of the way. He then went and saddled his horses, and he and 
his wife rode off to see the poor man ; they found him very ill, 
and gave him some refreshment which they had brought with 
them; they then got bearers, and had him carried to their 
house, where he stayed many days, until he was quite well. 
The poor old man, when he related this story, said, they may 
say what they like, but, whether a Maori or not, Tamihana 
te Rauparaha is a gentleman. 
The following story, though not strictly relating to New 
Zealand, describes the curious religious customs of an island 
