I have not unfrequently mentioned the peculiar and figurative yet fitting names of places and things given them by the ancient Maoris.^* And so, here, page 68 I would endeavour to explain the compound names of those three prominent peaks of the Ruahine range, viz.—

1.	Te-atua-o-mahuru.
2.	Te-atua-o-parapara: or, Oparapara.
3.	Te-papaki-a-kuuta.

These proper names are each composed of a sentence of four (and five) words; each name containing or implying a personification; and, no doubt, in the opinion of the ancient Maoris possessing a right and proper meaning,—though lost, or nearly so, to the present generation. As it is difficult to explain them fully and clearly in a foot-note in a few words, I have reserved doing so for this place.