DIVISION OF TIME. 
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Midnight they called the Tui ra po. 
One or two in the morning—Maru ao. 
Cock-crowing, or about three o’clock in the morning— 
Aaoa te moa ; aaoa being an imitation of the crowing of a 
cock. 
The dawn of day—Tatahiata. 
Morning twilight—Marao rao, 
When the flies begin to stir—Ferao-rao. 
When a man’s face can be known—Itea te mata taata. 
The first appearance of the upper part of the sun—Te 
hatea ra o te ra. 
Sunrise, or morning—Poi poi. 
The sun above the horizon—Ofao tuna te ra. 
The sun a little higher, sending his rays on the land—- 
Matiti titi te ra. 
About seven o’clock—Tohe pu te ra. 
Eight o’clock—Pere tia te ra. 
About nine—Ua paare te ra. 
Ten or eleven—Ua medua te ra. 
Noon-day, or the sun on the meridian—Avatea. 
One or two in the afternoon—Taupe te ra. 
About three in the afternoon—Tape-tape te ra. 
Nearly four—Tahataha te ra. 
About five—Hia-hia te ra. 
Between five and six—Ua maru maru te ra. 
Sun-setting, Ahiahi—Evening—Mairi te ra, Falling of 
the sun. 
The beginning of darkness—Arehurehu. 
Night, or the light quite gone—Po. 
When the sea begins to flow towards the land—Pananu 
te tai. 
About eleven at night—Tia rua te rui. 
In order to facilitate their commercial transac¬ 
tions, and their intercourse with civilized nations, 
the names for the months, and the days of the 
week, used in England, have been introduced. 
They have also been instructed in our methods of 
calculating the leap-years, &c. 
The English method of mensuration has been 
introduced, and, with regard to short distances, 
they begin to understand it. The word hebedoma 
has been introduced, to signify a week. It is not, 
