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to deal honestly with the Chinese who traded with them, conditions which 
still prevail. 
In July 1824, Duperrey (21, i. 316) in the ‘Coquille’ spent over a 
fortnight at Dorei, and the first collection of plants from there was made 
by Lesson, the surgeon accompanying the expedition (2, ii. 534). 
Dumont d’Urville (8, iv. 578-612) in the Voyage of the ‘ Astrolabe’ gives 
a very good general account of Dorei Bay, where he stayed in August 1827, 
after the discovery of Humboldt Bay, which was named, but not touched ut. 
He mentions taking in water “au limpide ruisseau de Wirsi,” and refers to 
the very rainy weather. The local Papuans are described as living in terror 
of the Arfakis, some mountain tribes established above Wousi on what is 
now the site of Manokoeari, who were always treacherously attacking the 
coast people, one such attack occurring during the stay of the ‘ Astrolabe.’ 
Lesson, who accompanied him, made another collection of plants. 
Wallace in 1858 (5, ii. 298-326) spent three months and a half, from 
March to July, at Dorei Bay collecting zoological specimens, and was there 
when the 8.8. ‘ Etna’ (8, 78), fitted out by the Dutch Netherlands Indian 
Government for ethnological and natural history ‘investigations, put into 
the bay in June of that year. Some of the ‘ Htna’s’ company attempted to 
ascend the Arfak (8, 73) from the N. side, but turned back after reaching 
1500'. 
In September 1872, D’Albertis (9, 67-71), having spent three months at 
Andai with Beccari making zoological collections, succeeded in reaching 
Hatam, an Alfuero village, situated at 5000’, three days’ journey from Andai, 
where he spent a month, enduring great privations. This intrepid explorer 
was the first European to penetrate into these mountains and reveal their 
ornithological treasures, for, of the magnificent collection of Birds-of- 
Paradise and other types obtained by him, nearly all proved new to 
science. 
In June 1875, Hatam was again visited, this time by Beccari (11, 35-38), 
who spent a month in this inhospitable place, much hindered by rains and 
swollen torrents. He attained 2040 m. in exploring the surrounding heights, 
and brought back, in addition to much valuable zoological material, a large 
collection of plants unfortunately not yet fully worked out. 
Rosenberg in 1869 and 1870 (10) made several journeys to Dorei and 
the adjacent islands of the N.W. coast, of which he gives an interesting 
description. Accompanied by Malay hunters he spent three months at 
Andai, staying with the Missionary Woelders, with the intention of attaining 
Hatam (10, 99). Several abortive attempts were made, and he claims this 
achievement for his hunters, a claim since disproved (21, ii. 142), A 
vocabulary of the Noemfoer (coast) and the Alfuero (mountain) languages, 
with some excellent original drawings, are included in his book, 
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