TE UTU MO TE WAKA. utu mo te Waka Maori i te tau ka te 10s., he mea utu mua. Ka tukuna atu i te meera ki te tangata e hiahia ana ka tukua mai e ia aua moni ki te Kai Tuhi ki Po Neke nei. NOTICES AND ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. MANGA REWI MANIAPOTO.—We beg to acknowledge your consideration and courtesy in forwarding to the Waka a note of certain arrangements in connection with Hau Hau affairs. Your communication, however, is unsuitable for the columns of the Waka. We beg to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a report of the proceedings of the first meeting of the Synod of the Maori Church, for the Districts of Waikanae and Rangitikei, in the Diocese of Wellington, held at Otaki, on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of May last. PIRIPI RAPATA, of Kai-iwi, Whanganui, says, he has erected a new Native carved house which he has named " Whakaueroa." " The artisans," he says, " by whom it was built were Utiku Mohuia, te Rou, and Poari. The carvers who executed the carving on the pillars, were Hori Karaka and Hamuera. There were altogether nine workmen employed in its con- struction ; and it is supposed to be the finest Maori house in the island. The food for the workmen, and for the feast given at the opening ceremony, was supplied by the tribes of Nga- rauru, Ngatiapa, and Whanganui, and consisted of preserved birds, taros, potatoes, fish, eels, and lampreys—there were seventeen troughs of preserved birds. The total amount of money expended in the purchase of provisions was £400, and a further sum of £190 was given away (at the feast); also, 27 blankets, 4 pieces of print, 1 kaitaka mat, 2 koroai mats, and 2 green stones. The European food consisted of flour, sugar, pork, beef, mutton, and spirits. The entire management of the feast was entrusted to Haimona Hiroti and Tukaorangi. The names of the carved pillars of the house, are as follow:— Tamarehe, Rangimoko, Pake, Kahu-o-Rauru, Pukeko, and Hinemihi. The interior of the house is decorated with lath- work, diamond work, &c., and the rafters are embellished with elegant tracery. The house is owned by Piripi and te Marama- o-Poutini." WI PERETINI TE WHETU TARIAO, of Maketu.—Your letter has been received, and will be attended to in due time. DEATHS. ERINA TUKU, daughter of Heta Kaikore, of Hokianga, at Waimamaku, on the 29th of July, 1876, deeply regretted by her people. She was a cousin of Hori Karaka Kawiti, M.H.R. APIRANA. PAREKATA, of Uawa, on the 4th of August, 1876, aged 27 years. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. The Subscription to the Waka Maori is 10s. per year, payable in advance. Persons desirous of becoming subscribers can have the paper posted to their address by forwarding that amount to the Editor in Wellington.