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The temperature of the island during the above 

 period was 70-J°. On shore the range from nine a. m. 

 to three p. m. was 76° to 80° : on board at the same 

 time from 74° to 76°. Taking the difference be- 

 tween these comparisons, we may place the mean 

 temperature on shore for the above-mentioned pe- 

 riod at 76^°. In the winter the south-westerly 

 winds blow very cold, and even snow has been 

 known to fall. 



The number of persons on Pitcairn Island in 

 December, 1825, amounted to sixty -six, and for the 

 information of such as may be disposed to give their 

 particular attention to such an inquiry, I subjoin 

 a notice of the population from the period of its first 

 establishment on the island. 



Males. Females. 



The first settlers consisted of . . < . ' 



{ coloured .6 12 



27 Total. 15 12 



^^i i •■■ i • i , V white . . 6 



Or these were killed in the quarrel < . , 



by accident . . . white . . 1 3 



. . - died a natural death 1 3 



1 went away. Total deaths 14 6 



The original settlers therefore whom we found } 

 on the island were 5 



The children of the white settlers (the men of ) 



i u • i ft n } 10 10 



colour having left none). y 



Their grandchildren 22 15 



Recent settlers 2 



Child of one of them 1 



66 present population. 36 30 



The total number of children left by the white settlers was four- 

 teen, of whom two died a natural death ; one was seized with fits, 

 to which he was subject, while in the water, and was drowned ; and 



