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boat, about the same size as the Wairere , and faithfully built; but herengines were not powerful enough to contend with some of the strongerrapids and thus she came to grief at Karatia.

17 M. Koriniti (Corinth), a kainga on L. bank, with a whorerunanga worth inspection. This was a station of the troops in thewar time.

25 M. Atene (Athens), a kainga at a pretty crook of the river.Here an old course of the river joins L The present course is said tohave been scooped out by Taranaki during his flight after his conflictwith Tongariro . [See p. 126.]

32 M. Whakahuruawaka, a small kainga, with a schoolhousebuilt by the Government. The natives showed so little interest in thefree education offered that, after three or four years, the schoolmasterwas withdrawn. The river valley here is open, and the hills are low.

34 M. Parikino (The Bad Cliff).—The proper name of thepresent village on the L. bank is Kaitangata The Bad Cliff and thekainga named after it are on the R. bank. A little below Parikino arethe Puker»imu (Rimu Hill) and Pungarehu (Ashes) kaingas on theL. bank, and Kapukapu (The Waves) is on the R. bank*. AtPungarehu and Mahitihiti there are bridle-roads leading into theUpokongaro Valley. At Mahitihiti (37 M.) the river-valley, whichfor some ten M. has lain N. and S., takes a sharp bend to the W., andfor the next ten M. is very winding. Ramaiku (Damascus ), R. bank,and Kanihinihi and Maramaratotara,L.bank, are deserted kaingasin picturesque sites.

43 M. Raorikia (Laodicea ), R. bank, and Kuamoa, L. bank,are two small kaingas. Here the Kauarapaoa Stream joins the Wanga-nui R.

44 M. Taketake. —Here is the first Pakeha house (Mr WilliamCampbell’s) seen since passing Hiruharama.

45 M. The Quarries, L. bank, from which most of the stonewas obtained for the breakwater and other works below WanganuiTown. Opposite are several small kaingas on the Poutama anditaka-toa Blocks.

47 M. Kaiwhaiki.—L. bank. This is a small kainga whichpossessed much importance during the Taranaki war as an as-sembling place for “ King ” war parties on their way to fight at New Plymouth . The chief at Kaiwhaiki, in those days, was a gruffold man named Takarangi. In the interests of art his skin ought tohave been preserved and stuffed, for he was a very interesting specimenof extensive and elaborate tatooing. That portion technically called“he rape” was extremely artistic. The Wanganui “King” Maorisnever interfered with the Wanganui settlers. They considered thatthey were at war with the “ Taranaki tribe of Pakehas,” but not withthe “ Wanganui tribe of Pakehas. ” It was the wisdom of the Govern-ment to adopt this pleasant fiction, and to allow young Maoris fromManawatu , liangitikei, or elsewhere who hungered for a fight to passthrough, by way of Kaiwhaiki, unmolested on their way to or fromTaranaki . Sometimes when a specially rowdy party arrived, oldTakarangi would go over to Mr. Charles Smith, who lived on the R.bank at Te Korito, a mile below Kaiwhaiki, and tell him he’d better