There was a strange Maori belief that when a canoe was crossing the Strait all in it had to veil their eyes with leaves until they had passed the Brothers. Then only might they look about them freely. Failure to comply with this regulation might mean the raising up of a frightful storm in which all would be lost. The restriction was not, however, imposed on chiefs of high rank. No doubt the chiefs steered the canoe, otherwise it would have been difficult to combine respect for tradition with safe navigation.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 January 1939, Page 2
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