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spectively the maximum and minimum temperature 

 registered on board. 



We were frequently visited by canoes from the 

 Calvados Islands. The parties of natives usually 

 landed on one of the adjacent Duchateau Islands 

 before communicating* with the ship^ and sometimes 

 passed the nig-ht there before returning* on the fol- 

 lowing- morning\ They broug'ht with them cocoa- 

 nuts^ 3"ams^ and various other articles to barter with ; 

 among- these were some productions of the country 

 wliich I had not previously seen — Indian corn^ 

 ging-er^ and sug-ar-cane. The canoes were of the 

 common description^ with the exception of one of 

 larg-e size^ closed at the bow and stern^ with a liig'h 

 peak at each end^ a standing* mast^ larg*e oval sail^ 

 and the platform entirely covered over.* Fcav addi- 

 tional observations upon the natives were made here. 

 On one occasion I procured a few words of their 

 lang-uag-e^ all of which^ with one doubtful exception^ 

 are similar to those formerly obtained at Brierly 

 Island. At another time we saw squatted down in 

 a canoe alongside^ with four men in it^ two female 

 children about three 3^ears of ag*e^ quite naked^ with 

 their hair twisted into long* yarn-like strands falling- 

 over the shoulder* one of the two was a plump^ 

 laug-hing*^ intellig-ent creature^ with fine features^ 

 g-reat black eyes^ and long* silky eye-lasheo. 



At this place we had the misfortune to lose by 

 death our carpenter^ Mr. Raymond. His remains 



* This is the caiios figured on p. 206. 



