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worms, that it was necessary to give her a new one ; 

 no such accident had happened to the Dolphin's 

 boats, as I was informed by the officers on board, 

 and therefore it was a misfortune that I did not ex- 

 pect : I feared that the pinnace also might be nearly 

 in the same condition ; but, upon examining her, I 

 had the satisfaction to find that not a worm had 

 touched her, though she was built of the same wood, 

 and had been as much in the water ; the reason of 

 this difference I imagine to be, that the long-boat 

 was paid with varnish of pine, and the pinnace 

 painted with white lead and oil ; the bottoms of all 

 boats, therefore, which are sent into this country, 

 should be painted like that of the pinnace, and the 

 ships should be supplied with a good stock, in order 

 to give them a new coating when it should be found 

 necesssary. 



Having received repeated messages from Toota- 

 hah, that if we would pay him a visit he would ac- 

 knowledge the favour by a present of four hogs, I 

 sent Mr. Hicks, my first lieutenant, to try if he could 

 not procure the hogs upon easier terms, with orders 

 to show him every civility in his power. Mr. Hicks 

 found that he was removed from Eparre to a place 

 called Tettahah, five miles farther to the westward. 

 He was received with great cordiality ; one hog was 

 immediately produced, and he was told that the other 

 three, which were at some distance, should be brought 

 in the morning. Mr. Hicks readily consented to 

 stay ; but the morning came without the hogs, and 

 it not being convenient to stay longer, he returned 

 in the evening with the one he had got. 



On the 25th, Tubourai Tamaide and his wife To- 

 mio made their appearance at the tent, for the first 

 time since he had been detected in stealing the nails; 

 he seemed to be under some discontent and appre- 

 hension, yet he did not think fit to purchase our 

 countenance and good will by restoring the four 

 which he had sent away. As Mr. Banks and the 



