Williams. — On Cook's Visit to Povcrtij Bay. 389 



the sea-birds is more general, as they are often carried by- 

 storms for long distances. 



My trip was a very pleasant one, but too short ; for on 

 each of the islands I could have found several months' work. 

 Notwithstanding the interest felt in my pursuits, it was sad to 

 me to see so many vestiges of disastrous shipwrecks. No one 

 can say how many human beings have lost their lives there and 

 perished in a watery grave. Most sailing-vessels bound from 

 Australia to Europe, or vice versa, pass near these islands, 

 and the constant bad weather and dense mists render them 

 very dangerous localities. Passengers who have just said 

 "good-bye" to their friends at the antipodes to meet others in 

 Europe, or those who, after a long and dreary voyage, were 

 coming near their destination, have been awakened- by a lurch 

 or two and a sudden shock to find their vessel going rapidly to 

 pieces in the tremendous seas. What a relief it must be to 

 the survivors to find a depot where they can obtain shelter 

 and the necessaries of life ! 



I am sure that vou will take delight in looking throusrh 

 the album of beautiful views taken by Mr. Dugald, the photo- 

 grapher, of the chief localities visited by the " Stella." Mr. 

 Cheeseman has kindly lent me a copy of Sir Joseph Hooker's 

 "Flora Antarctica," which contains coloured illustrations of 

 the plants inhabiting the islands ; and I am much indebted to 

 Mr. Cochrane for the loan from the Bishop's library of 

 vol. vii. of Gould's " Birds of Australia," in which you will 

 find beautiful drawings of many of the birds I have men- 

 tioned. 



In conclusion, as this is my last paper, I have to thank 

 the President and members of the Institute for the kind 

 manner in which they have treated me during my stay in 

 New Zealand. 



Art. L. — On the Visit of Captain Cook to Poverty Bay and 



Tolaga Bay. 



By Archdeacon W. L. Williams. 



{Bead before the Auckland Institute, 24th September, 1888.] 



Plate XXXIII. 



The interest which will always attach to the first visit of 

 Captain Cook to the shores of New Zealand is sufficient justi- 

 fication for any attempt to elucidate any portion of his narra- 

 tive, and, by the aid of personal acquaintance with the 

 localities touched at, and reference to Maori traditions of the 

 events, to enable any reader to present to his mind a more 



