This dance is known as the Otea. Leading woman is Germaine, most famous of South Pacific dancers. Her troupe are all male dancers from the island of Borabora. Main decoration of these elaborate dresses and headbands are shells with which all garments are studded. (Pacific Photos) “Haere mai ta maa.” I heard Pepe call, and away I went to join him in the evening meal. Pepe could speak a little English. We used to talk in Tahitian, until I couldn't understand; then he would explain things to me in what little English he knew, which was enough to be understood. It is a very pretty place, but as we walked through the forest, I noticed that the trees never reached the size of our New Zealand trees, although the tree ferns were the same. One day returning from a canoe trip we pulled in to the shore, and Pepe and I climbed up the face of a cliff to see an old grave, which was under an overhanging rock, but only a few bones remained of the skeleton that was once inside. Later we pulled into an island off the shore of Pari, which was only a quarter of a mile from the other island called Fenua' ino. After a meal we crossed over to the shore to a place called Mauoro. Now Mauoro is a small flat piece of land measuring about a quarter of an acre overgrown with Purau trees. Through these trees we went until we reached the foot of a steep hill side, and here facing the east and the rising sun were two stones, about 3 to 4 feet in height and width, and upon them are ancient drawings. On one is a drawing of the sun, which actually faces the rising sun. The other stone facing south has drawings of a star and quarter moon, exactly like the Whetumarama or badge worn by members of the Ratana movement here in New