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'777' to -this cfTcct : " That the whole ifland of Hualichic, and 



Cilober. 



every thing in ir, wcie mine; and that, therefore, I might 

 give what portion of it I plcafed to my friend." Omai, who, 

 like the reft of his countrymen, feldom fees things beyond 

 the prefent moment, was greatly pleafed to hear this ; 

 thinking, no doubt, that I ihould be very liberal, and give 

 him enough. But to offer what it would have been im- 

 proper to accept, I conlidered as offering nothing at all; and, 

 therefore, I now defired, that they would not only aliign the 

 particular fpor, but aUb the exaift quantity of land, which 

 they would allot for the fettlcment. Upon this, fome Chiefs, 

 who had already left the a/Iembly, were fent for ; and, after 

 a Ihort confultation among thcmfelves, my requefl: was 

 granted by general confcnt ; and the ground immediately 

 pitched upon, adjoining to the houfe where our meeting 

 was held. The extent, along the fhore of the harbour, was 

 about two hundred yards ; and its depth, to the foot of the 

 hill, foraewhat more; but a proportional part of the hill 

 was included in the grant. 



This bufinefs being fettled to the fatisfadion of all par- 

 ties, I fet up a tent afliore, eftablilhed a poll, and eredfed the 

 obfervatories. The carpenters of both fliips were alfo fet to 

 woiJc, to build a fmall houfe for Omai, in which he might 

 fecure the European commodities that were his property. 

 At the fame time, fome hands were employed in making a 

 garden for his ufe, planting Ihaddocks, vines, pine-apples, 

 melons, and the feeds of fevcral other vegetable articles; all 

 of which I had the fatisfaiftion of obfcrving to be inaflou- 

 rifliing Hate before I lef^t the ifland. 



Omai now began ferioufly to attend to his own alTairs, 

 and repented heartily of his ill-judged prodigality while at 



Otaheit^. 



