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Title: History and traditions of the Maoris of the west coast, North Island of New Zealand prior to 1840
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people)
Publisher: New Plymouth, N.Z. Printed for the Society by T. Avery
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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would be killed The Manga-pouri chiefs were distantly related to Te Huia, or else hewould have been dragged off by his master, who urged him again andagain to go with him. But he replied, There are firewood and stoneshere (meaning to roast him with) * as well as at their place. Myfeelings may be better imagined than described, for the natives here seem to think more of a pig than a slave After Te Huias master had returned, Kaihau told me that Te Huia had been themeans of saving the lives of as many as twenty of the head chiefs ofWaikato at one time at Taranaki, and if he had said the word not one * Colonel Wakefield mentions on his visit to Nga-Motu in February, 1840, thatmany of the returned slaves from Waikato were at that time passing through totheir Taranaki homes. t Of the Ngati-Te-Ata tribe of Waiuku, Mauukau; grandfather of HenareKaihau, M.P., which tribe was then in exile in the Ngati-Mania-poto country. A^ In-^^i ■ ■ ll^^^l ^^^IH^^ Plate No. 16.Te Namu pa^ from the north.
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Plate No. 17. Te Namu-iti pa from the base of Te Namu, lookino; north-west. HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF THK TARANAKI COAST. 5OI would have escaped.* I said, Is this how he is served in return ? Doyou think they would have killed him if he had returned ? Saidthe), * No doubt they would; for he has just told us someone warnedhim that if he returned he would be killed. Then, said I, howcould you have the heart to tell him to go in the manner you did ?He replied, What is that to us what that man does with his slave ? J >> SIEGE or TE NAMU. June, 1833.The Waikato taua, having been so far successful at Miko-tahi,were still not satisfied with the result, for few had been killed, andconsequently little long pig had been consumed. The fact of theTaranaki tribe having assisted the garrison of Miko-tahi by occasionallysupplying them with stores brought by canoe from further south was,in the opinion of the invaders, sufficient reason for attempting to punishthat tribe. Besides, there were oth

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