EAST COAST NAMES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 January 1941, Page 6

EAST COAST NAMES

(To the Editor.) Sii'.—-I have to thank H lI.D. ami Charles Bannister for their interest in Early Castlepoint. Both writers make reference to the meaning of place names mentioned in my notes published in the "Times-Age" on December 18. I think H.ll D is in error when he states that Weld and party were the first white men to visit Castlepoint from the landward side 11. S. Harrison mid S. Thomas left Wellington cm foot on October 9, 1844, for Muhin. They arrived at Lake Ferry on October 11. at Pahau Pa on October 14. mid stayed till October 16. They arrived at Castlenoint on October 19, al Cape Turnagain on October 22. at Ahuriri (Napier) on October 28. mid reached Muhin on November 5. 1844. This tri)’ was earlier in the year than the date given by II II D. for the visit of Weld and his party to Castlepoint. lIHI> gives two different versions of Whareama —Wharehoma, "’lie house of losing” and Whareawa. to which he says there is a story attached. I think you should t<II us the story HH I) i have always understood Whareama meant "where the house was carried ” Some of the first Maoris exploring along lh<‘ coast came ashore at the river mouth to cam)) fur tlte night, pulled their canoe ashore and turned it upside down to sleep under During the night a sudden storm blew up, bringing with it high seas, which flooded out the campers .and thev were compelled to carry the canoe t>> higher ground, so we have Whareama. "where the house was carried " I think 1! II D. m right when h - say;the scouring of a drain in the Mungapakvha Valley caused much of the silting at the mouth of the Wharemna River Ono of my earliest recollections is seeing kahawai being salted and then hung on a line io dry My father and a party had been to the mouth of ’he Whareamu River fm flounders This seems to hnv<- been an annua! trip over a period of years The partv usually consisted of J. Langdon. J A Priry C. Peach and J Giw I quit.- well remvmbe; my > father among thev would not g=. :.gmn ' The mud' fi..m the neoui .ng drm.n m . the .M ..1:,:..,., keh.i h.id -poill the !',* )!- I ing gro-.ifid ..nd tlu-y <■«•.!> iu>' drag! !!;ei ; pets on tint • ■ ‘lie mt i . ■ lb,.' riVei Th: would !>.- .■ .a km i th. n 11.181! Both li.Hl) and Charles Bmmislcrj e been ' ild the c i ret' polling | jraiich; I'ama. .. valley ■ r a branch-j ng (!) . Oil;''. ; -. m title na:n< -■ I■ > a |>.<cit|:• ’y Ib t’y ! j ■ • . Mm: repakn> je.-nehc i !,<’ Mo we,s!d ,d . I ... . < I d■O - ■ ■ - e .■ .Ibl f ■' Wth nr perm. - Mt Edit . I m-.d.i !<!.< m ,-!>,* -m hi Mm n i.oicha <>r Mmtgm-m.!. they will’ c'.rc'i’ of um- '\j;c jt.'a'iu a