nine o’clock in the morning
For three hours they walked on without halting along the far-reaching slope of the eastern side . Paganel kept a little to the southeast , in order to make use of a narrow passage between the Kaimanawa and the Wahiti Ranges , through which the road from Hawkes ' Bay to Auckland passes . Once through that gorge , his plan was to keep off the road , and , under the shelter of the high ranges , march to the coast across the inhabited regions of the province . At nine o'clock in the morning , they had made twelve miles in twelve hours . The courageous women could not be pressed further , and , besides , the locality was suitable for camping . The fugitives had reached the pass that separates the two chains . Paganel , map in hand , made a loop toward the northeast , and at ten o'clock the little party reached a sort of redan , formed by a projecting rock .