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Brande also considers the elements of water as probably concerned in the change. The number of varieties are eight, and are as follow: Rutu of good quality. Avae of indifferent quality. Irimotu a rich cane, but does not grow to a large size. Patu a good cane, of a red colour. To-ura a dark-striped cane, hard and good. Toute a bad cane, of a red colour. Veu a good cane.
One night when the moon, Avae, was at the height of its brilliancy, Taua and Rehua trod the green path to the sea. They lifted their canoe from its couch upon the grass, and with lighted torch of cocoanut-leaves glided toward the center of the lagoon.
Tairi hia'tura te rauti i te hiti o te umu raparau faahou, atura te tahua. Te Vahine tahura'i e po'ia te tu'u raa ia o te avae iroto i te umu, ei reira toa te mau taata i hinaaro i te haere na roto i te umu ra e haere.
They had seven ranks, like the chairs of a secret order in Europe or in the United States nowadays. The first, the highest, was the Avae parai, painted leg. The Arioi of this class was tattooed solidly from the knees down.
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