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,'7:7; after US in any one thino;. We are nor, therefore, to expect 



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s— TV — — / that Omui v/ill be able to introduce many of our arts and 

 tullonis amongfl. them, or much improve thofc to which 

 tlijcy have been long habituated, I am confident, however, 

 tiiat he will endeavour to bring to pcrfciftion the various 

 i'ruits and vegetables we planted, which will be no fmall 

 acquilltion But the greateft benefit thefc iflands are likely 

 tc3 receive from Oniai's travels, will be in the animals that 

 have been left upon them; which, probably, they never 

 would have got, had he not come to England. When thefe 

 multiply, of which I think there is little doubt, Otaheirc, 

 and the Society Iflands, will equal, if not exceed, any place 

 in the known world, for provifions. 



Omai's return, and the fubftantial proofs he brought back 

 with him of our liberality, encouraged many to offer them- 

 lielves as volunteers to attend me to Prctane. I took every 

 opportunity of cxprcfling my determination to reje(5l all 

 fuch applications. But, notwithftanding this, Omai, who 

 was very ambitious of remaining the only great traveller, 

 being afraid left I might be prevailed upon to put others in 

 a fituation of rivalling him, frequently put me in mind, 

 that Lord Sandwich had told him, no others of his country- 

 men were to come to England. 



If there had been the moft diftant probability of any fliip 

 being again fcnt to New Zealand, I would have brought the 

 two youiiis of that country home with me ; as both of 

 them were very defirous of continuing with us. Tiarooa^ 

 the eldeft, was an exceedingly well difj^ofcd young man, 

 with ftrong natural fcnfe, and capable of receiving any in- 

 ftrucT:ion. He fccmcd to be fully fenfible of the inferiority 

 of his own country to thefc illands, and rcfigncd himfelf, 



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