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Platform No. ST. — Galled "Manumea". A mere mass of ruins. 



Platform No. 88. — Called "Hanga-tee?'. Same condition as the last. 



Platform No. 89. Called "Kope-iti". Only the foundation-stones in 

 place; probably never finished. 



Platform No. 90. — Called "Runga-vae". Same condition as last. 



Platform No. 91. — Called "Koto-one". In same unfinished slate. 



Platform \<>. 92. — Called "Renga-havini". A mere mass of ruins. 



Platform Xo. 93. — Galled "Kote-ara-ara". In a complete state of 

 rnin. 



Platform No. 94. — Called "Pnepau". In same condition as the last. 



Platform No. 95. — Galled " Kiraau". A shapeless ruin. 



Platform No. 96.— Called "Taroe". Central section 200 feet long, 8 

 feet wide, and 6£ feet high. Extreme length, 350 feet. Eleven images, 

 all mutilated. 



Platform No. 07. — Called "Ariki-iki". A shapeless ruin. 



Platform No. 98. — Called " Kone iti". Same condition as the last. 



Platform No. 99.— Called " Koturara". In a very bad condition, with 

 one broken image. 



Platform No. LOO. — (Jailed "Moturea". In a state of absolute ruin. 



Platform No. 101. — Called " Hanga-paukura". Shows that it was 

 originally well built, and has six images lying behind it. 



Platform No. 102. — In a very bad condition, and the name could not 

 be ascertained. 



Platform No. 103. — (Jailed "Mataakira". A shapeless mass of ruins. 



Platform No. 104. — Called "Anokahi". Similar to the last. 



Platform No. 105. — Called " Uanga hahue". In a bad condition, but 

 has been an extensive structure with long wings, four images. 



Platform No. 10(>. — (Jailed "Tehuteaheru". A mass of ruins. 



Platform No. 107. — Called "Ahumeamea". Small and irregular con- 

 struction. One image much damaged. 



Platform No. 108. — Called "Ahumata-iti". This structure has been 

 pretty thoroughly demolished and shows the fragments of one image. 



Platform No. 100. — Called '-Tallin". The dimensions of the structure 

 are not great, but ii is remarkable on account of the finished workman- 

 ship. The sea front is built of immense blocks of hard heavy volcanic 

 rock, smoothly faced and neatly joined together. In places, small stones 

 have been mortised into the larger ones. It is surprising that such 

 results could be produced, by t he rude stone implements that are known 

 to have been the only tools at the command of the natives. Finished 

 surfaces might be the result of .minding with sand and water, but the 

 joints and fittings could onh be accomplished by long and patient 

 labor. Some of the facing-stones were estimated at a weight of up- 

 wards of 5 tons. Under the impression thai the superior character 

 of the work indicated a platform of more than usual importance, it was 

 thoroughly investigated at the expense of great labor and time. A 

 section of the front wal] was thrown down and the stones removed 



