A List of the Names of the Native Children who attend the Church Missionary Society’s School at the Bay of Islands New Zealand, with general remarks for January 1817
Tho. Kendall Teacher
A To’wha Assistant [f]
No.
Names.
Meaning of the Names —
Remarks —
Sex
Age by [?]
1 st
2 md
3
4
5 S
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 S
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 S
20
21
22
23
24
25
26 S
27
28
29
30
31
1
A To'wha
A Tree so called
Son of the late Tippahee & assistant
m
17
\
At Wangaroa 
X
X
X
X
X
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X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
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X
/
X
X
X
X
2
A Tooma
To look another sternly in the face
 
m
14
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
/
X
X
\
X
X
X
/
\
X
3
Kiddeep?do
A foul or stinking skin -
An Orphan
m
14
At Cape Britt 
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
4
A Koo
Wet
 
m
9
X
\
.
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
gone to Jokee [?] Hangha 
5
A Wh?
The number four
 
m
9
X
At Wangaroa 
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
/
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
6
A Tunghunoo
The back parts of a person
 
f
12
X
\
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
7
A Too
The number two
 
f
14
X
\
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
\
X
X
X
8
A Wh?
The number four
An Orphan
f
14
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
/
/
X
X
gone to Motoo Roa
9
A Houhee
Soot 
An Orphan
f
17
/
\
X
\
.
/
X
\
\
X
\
/
/
.
X
X
X
.
X
/
X
X
X
X
\
X
\
X
/
X
X
10
A Ko'uheou
A reptile like a lizard
An Orphan
f
13
/
\
X
\
X
.
X
/
X
X
\
/
/
X
.
X
X
.
X
X
X
X
X
X
.
X
\
X
X
X
X
11
A Hooia
To uncover a native oven bin
An Orphan
f
11
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
12
A Peeko
To bend
 
f
13
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
13
A D'ingha
The Hand
An Orphan
f
14
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
\
X
\
/
X
\
X
/
X
X
X
X
\
X
/
X
/
X
/
14
A Moodee
The Last
An Orphan
f
14
X
\
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
15
A Keena
The prickly sea egg
 
f
16
On a visit at Pomanee's Village on the other side of the Bay
\
\
X
X
\
X
X
.
X
X
X
16
A Ra'ree
 
A Slave taken in battle
f
15
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
17
A Tou a tahi
The first year
Born the first year after marriage [? Taped over]
f
10
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
18
A Tee
The name of the Plant (Tee)
 
f
7
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
/
X
\
/
X
19
A Hooroo Ta'rra
The South Wind
 
f
15
X
\
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
/
X
\
/
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
20
A Shou ta K'iddee
A Cold Skin
An Orphan
f
13
X
\
X
\
\
X
/
\
X
X
\
X
/
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
/
X
X
X
\
X
/
X
X
X
/
21
Heena Hoodoo
A little girl (name for)
An Orphan
f
14
X
\
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
22
A Kahe
To stamp with the foot
A Slave taken in battle
f
20
X
\
X
\
\
/
/
\
\
X
\
X
.
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
X
/
23
A Weddee
To tremble with rage
 
f
8
X
.
/
.
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.
/
.
/
X
.
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
24
A Kiddee Shou
A Cold Skin
A Slave taken in battle
f
11
X
X
X
.
.
X
/
X
.
X
\
X
.
.
/
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\
.
/
\
X
\
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
X
X
25
A Taatee
Anger
An Orphan
m
15
X
\
At Wangaroa 
/
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
26
A Doodoo
Void of air, close
An Orphan
f
11
X
X
X
.
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
27
A Waree Rou
One Hundred Houses
A Slave taken in battle
m
11
X
X
X
\
X
\
\
.
.
/
.
.
\
X
X
gone to Sea in the Daphne 
28
A Takka
To fall
An Orphan
m
15
X
At Wangaroa
/
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
 
 
29
Ta hooho'ro
A rolling Egg
A Slave taken in battle
m
17
/
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
.
.
/
\
X
Disorderly 
/
X
X
30
Ra'nghee To'tto
A Red Sky
 
m
13
At Cape Britt
.
.
.
.
 
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
/
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
31
A Wa'tta
A scaffold for Potatoes
An Orphan
m
9
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
32
A Hooroo Kako
Hair of the Head
An Orphan
f
15
X
\
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
gone to Motooroa
33
Kadooa
The number two
 
f
14
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
34
A Poohee
To blow
An Orphan
f
7
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
35
A Kahou
A Mat or Garment
An Orphan
f
11
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
36
A P?p?
To Weep [?] or cry as a young bird
 
m
9
X
X
X
\
X
\
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
.
.
.
.
/
X
X
X
X
ill
37
Pa kekooda
To dig fern root on red ground
Grandfather killed while digging fern root.
f
14
X
X
X
\
X
\
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
38
A Hoongha
To keep with, to come near to
 
f
14
X
X
X
\
X
\
X
X
X
X
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X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
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X
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X
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X
X
X
X
X
X
39
A Doodoo
Void of air, close
 
m
15
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
40
A Ra'nghee
The Sky
 
m
10
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
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X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
41
A mehe
To speak softly or feelingly
 
f
8
/
X
X
\
X
\
/
X
\
.
\
/
Indolent 
/
\
\
.
.
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/
\
X
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
42
A Too
The number two
 
f
7
.
/
X
\
\
\
\
Indolent
[f]
No.
Names.
Meaning of the Names —
Remarks —
Sex
Age by [?]
1 st
2 md
3
4
5 S
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 S
13
14
15
16
17
18
19 S
20
21
22
23
24
25
26 S
27
28
29
30
31
43
A Kohoo
Dew
 
f
11
X
\
X
.
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
\
.
X
\
\
Indolent 
44
A Toopoo
To sprout or spring up
An Orphan
m
12
/
\
/
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
 
 
45
Tae Kee
 
 
f
9
.
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\
.
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/
.
\
X
\
X
X
\
.
X
\
\
X
X
X
/
X
X
\
X
X
X
\
 
 
46
Tiki Mooia
To Steal fish called Snappers
 
f
7
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
.
X
\
\
/
X
\
\
.
.
/
X
X
X
\
Indolent 
47
A moo h?ka
The name of a fish
 
f
12
.
/
X
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
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X
/
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
48
A m'atta Ka
The name of a high Hill
 
m
10
\
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
\
.
X
X
X
\
.
.
X
X
.
.
49
Awakka Lo'u
The name for a Slave
 
f
8
.
X
X
\
.
\
.
Indolent
.
.
.
.
.
X
\
\
.
.
.
\
\
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.
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.
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.
.
.
50
A Po'uda
In imitation of the word Powder
 
f
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/
X
.
/
/
X
X
X
\
.
.
/
 
/
/
51
Ta dooa re'ngha re'ngha
A certain herb
 
m
12
With some friends at Jokee Hangha 
X
X
/
/
X
X
\
.
.
52
A Po'u
A Post or piece of timber
 
m
14
With some friends at Jokee Hangha
\
\
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
53
A To'u gna hoodoo
Ten years. son of O Keeda (a)
Born ten years after the first Son
m
14
X
X
X
\
.
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
54
A R?ka
Hard Dung
The Servant of Tou gna hoodoo
m
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
55
A Te'rra
A Shear with four barbed points
The Son of the Chief Kunokumo (b)
m
10
.
.
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
56
Ten?n?
The name for a mark on the neck
The Servant of Tena
m
11
.
.
.
.
/
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
57
Depero
The name of a Sandy beach
The Son of the Chief Shunghee (c)
m
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
X
X
X
\
X
/
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
\
X
X
X
X
X
X
58
Ta Kowa Kowa
The name of a Tree
A Slave and Servant to Depero
m
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
X
X
X
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X
X
X
X
X
X
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X
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X
X
X
X
X
X
59
Ta a Kedo
 
Son of the Chief Ta?aha (d)
m
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/
\
returned to his parents 
.
.
.
60
Makkoea —
A certain tooth so called. 
Servant to Ta a Kedo 
m
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
\
 
returned with this young master.
.
.
.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Potatoes to each Scholar morning and Evening
Potatoes morning Fish Hooks to each in the Evening
Potatoes morning Fish Hooks in the Evening
Fish morning Potatoes evening
Potatoes morning
Potatoes morning Fish hooks evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning, Rice Soup & Pork evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Fish Hooks morning Potatoes evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning Pork Soup with rice Evening
Pork morning Potatoes evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning Fish Hooks Evening
Potatoes morning and Evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Pork and Soup morning Potatoes evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning and evening
Potatoes morning and evening
 
 
 
(a) The Chief O Keeda’s residence is at the Cavalle’s 20 miles distant
(b) The Chief Kunokumo’s residence is on the other side of the Bay 8 miles distant
(c) The Chief Shunghee’s residence is in the interior 30 miles distant.
(d) The Chief Tahraha’s residence is in the interior 30 miles distant

Mem. The young native A. To’wha has assisted me during this month in teaching the children the alphabet. [f]
General remarks for January 1817—
January 2nd Arrived the Adamant, Elder, Master, which anchored on the other side of the Bay 6 miles distant from us—
January 3. Arrived the Brig, Daphne, Campbell master & owner which came to an anchor near us. Interruptions.
January 4th Took the female Scholars on board the Daphne to see the Vessel for about half an hour. None were with the Sailors below either in this vessel, or in the Adamant or Queen Charlotte. They seemed perfectly content to quit the Daphne with me.
January 5. Visited by the chiefs Pomarree, Kurrokurro, a chief from the River Thames, Shunghee, Tahraha and large parties of Attendants with each, who all conducted themselves towards each other and us in the most friendly manner. The Chiefs Tippoohee and Taara of Wangaroa also paid us a visit. I introduced them to the Captain of the Daphne being the only Vessel they have been on board of (except the Active) since the unhappy destruction of the Boyde [sic] [f]
12. Sailed the Adamant in pursuit of Sperm Whales having procured pork and potatoes for the refreshment of the Crew in the Bay.
16. Sailed the Daphne in pursuit of Seal Skins and for the Feejee islands and China— having obtained refreshments—
21— Pomarree arrived with an European of the name of Mills who had run away from the Adamant. He had been formerly amongst the Bush rangers at Van Diemans Land, and had of course nothing to say in his behalf. I rejected his application to settle amongst us, being determined that this shall not be made an assylum [sic] for improper characters from New South Wales &ca. Mills is therefore doing the best he can for himself amongst the Natives.
Mills has been with the female Scholar who as stated in the List was on a visit to Pomarree’s and he would undoubtedly attempt to mislead the children here—
During the last month the whole of the children have contrary to my expectation repeated their Lessons in the School House. The Girls have been employed in making their raiment in their Leisure hours according to their own plan. I have distributed some small allotments of flax [f] amongst them for the above purpose.
January has been a very pleasant month. The atmosphere agreeably warm, with gentle breezes in the middle of the Day. The Natives have been busily employed in taking up their Potatoes and in conveying them to us and to the Vessels for Sale. Very little rain for three months past.
	The Scholars commence their Morning Lessons about (a) Sunrise and finish them at an early hour. The Children belonging to my self and colleagues are attended to in the middle part of the Day. In the afternoon the Native children say their Lessons again. They generally receive a handful of Potatoes each twice a day which they cook for themselves as they please—
(a)The Natives generally rise at Break of Day—
Tho. Kendall
N.B. The prayers of the Church and a suitable Sermon are read by the Settlers alternately on every Lord’s Day in the School House where as many Natives attend as please.
T.K.