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6 inches, respectively. The side walls contain thirty- 
two figures, elaborately carved in solid Totara wood 
(Podocarpus totara), 4 feet 6 inches high, 2 feet wide, 
and 6 inches in thickness; the end walls of twenty 
pieces of carving of a different character and size, 
according to their position, the central carvings, 12 feet 
in height, supporting the ridgé pole at each end, being 
the most elaborate in the building. he ridge pole is 
a huge triangular beam of wood, in two pieces, with 
one end projecting 6 feet beyond the building, and over 
what originally formed the porch. Besides the sup- 
ports at each end, there were originally two posts sup- 
porting this beam in the interior of the house, and 
from each side-panel, a plank with a carving at its 
lower end reaches to the ridge. The interspaces were 
originally filled with the Kakaho or toetoe grass 
(Arundo conspicua), and this has been supplied by an 
imitation in wood of the fluted surface, as being more 
durable and cheaper of construction than the original 
material, The position and form of the original win- 
dow and door have been preserved, and the entrance to 
the building from the Museum has been effected by 
swinging one of the panels in the side on hinges. 

XXVI. MISCELLANEOUS. 
Building Materials, Photographs, Drawings, Plans, 
Maps, Sections, Models, &e, (See Supplement.) 
