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Niuē-fekai (or Savage) Island and its People

Ko Tau-fiti-pa

Ko Tau-fiti-pa

83. Ko e fifine ne higoa i a Tau-fiti-pa, ne tuhoi he ana i Vaihuetu; ne tutuli e kau ke fofo e tuhoi; ti liogi atu a Tau-fiti-pa ke he atua hana, ko Maka-poe-lagi, ke fakakite taha hala ke hao ai a ia. Kua alai he kau e hala he maihi ne hau ai a ia. Ti īhi e Maka-poelagi e maka, ti pu atu ke he feutu i uta, ti hola a Tau-fiti-pa, kua moui. Ti uta hana tau mena kai. Kua talali a Folo-hoi mo e hana faoa ati noa ka kua uta e Pae-lagi e fifine ki Vai-huetu. Ko e ana kaihoi ia ne toka he vaha loto i Hiola mo Tautu.

84. Ko e Tau Patu-iki.

1.

Tihamau, ko e iki fakamua a ia

2.

Punimata

3.

Patuavalu

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of Mutalau hoped they would be able to set up a king for the whole island; whilst they were choosing one, they were preparing for war, against all the other divisions who were ready to fight about it, but found it difficult.

85. This was in 1846, but Paulo (the Samoan teacher) came in 1849. The island had been (previously) served by Peniamina and Toi-mata; the brethren at Mutalau, of Toi-mata, expelled him—sent him to sea in a canoe—because he often took the wives of the brethren. The island was nearly ruined through Toi-mata. A whale ship came to Vai-tafe and Toi-mata and his relatives boarded it, and Toi-mata went to Samoa in that ship, where was Peniamina, and the missionaries appointed these two to bring a mission-ship to Mutalau, to the village of Toi-mata, because these missionaries thought the Mutalau people would conquer, as they had often conquered in former times at Avatele, Alofi, Makefu, and Tama-hato-kula. Peniamina was a man of Makefu. They landed at Ulu-vehi, and Toi-mata swam ashore whilst Peniamina stayed in the boat; the brethern of Toi-mata came down and there was much simulated fighting (as was the custom on the return of the absent), after which there was a great crying.

86. The warriors and Toi-mata consulted with the object of making Peniamina a leader of Mutalau. These are their names:—

  • Kili-mafiti

  • Fulua

  • Vihe-kula

  • Lagi-likoliko

  • Fakalaga-toa

  • Fakapa-tau

  • Male-ono

  • Hake-atu-motu

  • Kai-kava

  • Kalala

  • Tama-talule

  • Huaga

  • Ulu-ke-he-tau

  • Fati-kieto

  • La-mouga

  • Foe-lagi

  • Fatua-tau

  • Toloa

  • Tafeta

  • Togia-toga

  • Toho-toa

  • Lagi-moto

  • Kalipa-he-mata

  • Aho-tau

  • Makaea

  • Punua-togia

  • Lau-ke-he-kula

  • Hekau

  • Toko-lagi

  • Golo-toa

  • Tangaloa-holo

  • Koukou-iki'

  • Hunu-tau

  • Pa-iku-tau

  • Teitei-tau

  • Iki-fitu

  • Toko-tau

  • Fanoga-he-mana

  • Togia-to-fano

  • La-toa

  • Katoga-aho

  • Lau-Mahina

  • Toga-iki

  • Liga-toa

  • Iki-mahina

  • Mata-kai-toa

  • Tau-fakaoti

  • Iki-matagi

  • Palau

  • Mata-ihu

  • Pala-kula

  • Maka-toa

  • He-gutu

  • Ta-toa

  • Hami-tau

  • Tafaki

  • Tu-he-hega

  • Tau-fua

  • Fakala-iki

  • Papalagi

  • Togia-tau

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4.

Foki-mata

5.

Galiaga

6.

Fakana-iki Nakai koukou e iki tokoua ua he motu oti

7.

Hetalaga

8.

Pakieto

Kua fa keli ni e tau iki, ti nakai ko e iki a Niuē-fekai he ohi iki, ko e iki ni he faoa kua kautu he tau hau oti ia, ti lahi he toka noa e motu, ka e haga aki tau a lautolu. Kua fakahiku he Patuiki i Tamalagau ko Paki-eto, ko e haga aki tau e tau kautu a Niuē to kitea ko e kautu fe ke fakatu e Patu-iki. Kua amaamanaki a Mutalau ko e fakatu ne fai e ia e Patu-iki ma e motu oti. Ha ne fifili e Patuiki ka e ha ne gahua ke tau. Ko e tau kautu ne hagao ke hake ke tau ki a lautolu, ka e uka ni.

85. Ko e tau 1846 i a Oketopa ka e hoko mai a Paulo, 1849. Kua lekua e motu i a Peniamina mo Toimata; ne vega he tau matakainaga i Mutalau a Toimata ke folau ke mate, he fa fofo e tau hoana he tau matakainaga. Toe tote e kautu ti malona ni ki a lautolu i a Toi. Ne hau e vaka hoka-ika i Vai-tafe, ti tutuli e Toimata mo e matakainaga, ti fano ai a Toimata he toga ia. Kua hoko i Samoa ko Peniamina na ia, ti age he tau Fai-feau a Peniamina mo Toimata ke ta mai he vaka-lotu ki Mutalau, ke he māga a Toimata, ha kua fifili kautu e tau Fai-feau, he fa mahala he tau hauaga fakamua ia Avatele, i Alofi, i Makefu, i Tama-hato-kula. Ko e tagata Makefu a Peniamina, ka e ta mai e Toimata. Kua o mai i Ulu-vehi, ti kakau hake a Toimata ki uta, kua nofo a Peniamina he tuluia. Kua o hifo e tau matakainaga a Toimata mo e lahi ai e tau muatau ha lautolu; kua mole, ti tagi tautau ai.

86. Ne pulega e tau toa mo Toimata ke tahake a Peniamina mo akoako a (? i) Mutalau. Ko e tau higoa a lautolu hanai:—

  • Kili-mafiti

  • Fulua

  • Vihe-kula

  • Lagi-likoliko

  • Fakalaga-toa

  • Fakapa-tau

  • Male-ono

  • Hake-utu-motu

  • Kai-kava

  • Kalala

  • Tama-talule

  • Huaga

  • Ulu-ke-he-tau

  • Fati-kieto

  • La-mouga

  • Foe-lagi

  • Fatua-tau

  • Toloa

  • Tafeta

  • Togia-toga

  • Toho-toa

  • Lagi-moto

  • Kalipa-he-mata

  • Aho-tau

  • Makaea

  • Punua-togia

  • Lau-ke-he-kula

  • Hekau

  • Toko-lagi

  • Golo-toa

  • Tagaloa-holo

  • Koukou-iki

  • Hunu-tau

  • Pa-iku-tau

  • Teitei-tau

  • Iki-fitu

  • Toko-tau

  • Fanoga-he-mana

  • Togia-to-fano

  • La-toa

  • Katoga-aho

  • Lau-mahina

  • Toga-iki

  • Liga-toa

  • Iki-mahina

  • Mata-kai-toa

  • Tau-fakaoti

  • Iki-matagi

  • Palau

  • Mata-ihu

  • Pala-kula

  • Maka-toa

  • He-gutu

  • Ta-toa

  • Hami-tau

  • Tafaki

  • Tu-he-hega

  • Tau-fua

  • Fakala-iki

  • Papalagi

  • Togia-tau

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87. These were the rulers (chiefs) of Mutalau, sixty-one in number. So Peniamiua was left, and Paulo came, and then they changed and wanted to make him king (?): the war parties of Niuē wanted to fight about it, but did not do so, and then peace prevailed in Niuē, and Jesus ruled.

88. Mr. Lawes came in 1861, and Niuē had peace down to 1876, when Niuē (again) begged for a king, and one was annointed 2nd March. Mataio was his name; he died July 14th, 1887. Then Fata-a-iki was set up 21st November, 1888, and he died 15th January, 1896. After that, Togia-pule-toaki was appointed 30th June, 1898. The British flag was hoisted 20th April, 1900, by Mr. Basil Thompson; Governor Ranfurly came in October, 1900, and Mr. Perey Smith. 11th September, 1901.

It Is Ended.