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was OwHAw and who was immediately known to 

 Mr. Gore, and several others who had been here 

 with Captain Wallis. As I was informed that he had 

 been very useful to them, I took him on board the 

 ship with some others, and was particularly attentive 

 to gratify him, as I hoped he might also be useful 

 to us. 



As our stay here was not likely to be very short, 

 and as it was necessary that the merchandize which 

 we had brought for traffic with the natives should 

 not diminish in its value, which it would certainly 

 have done if every person had been left at liberty to 

 give what he pleased for such things as he should 

 purchase ; at the same time, that confusion and 

 quarrels must necessarily have arisen from there 

 being no standard at market, I drew up the following 

 rules, and ordered that they should be punctually 

 observed : — 



Rules to be observed by every Person in or belonging 

 to His Majesty's Bark the Endeavour, for the 

 better establishing a regular and uniform Trade for 

 Provision, S^x. with the Inhabitants of George's 

 Island. 



I. To endeavour, by every fair means, to cul- 

 tivate a friendship with the natives ; and to treat 

 them with all imaginable humanity. 



II. A proper person or persons will be ap- 

 pointed to trade with the natives for all manner 

 of provisions, fruit, and other productions of the 



** earth ; and no officer or seaman, or other person 

 " belonging to the ship, excepting such as are so 

 " appointed, shall trade or offer to trade for any 

 " sort of provision, fruit, or other productions of the 

 earth, unless they have leave so to do. 



III. Every person employed on shore, on any 

 duty whatsoever, is strictly to attend to the same ; 



" and if by any neglect he loseth any of his arms, or 

 ** working tools, or suffers them to be stolen, the 



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