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sad duty lo (lie un fnrt uñates as bcst \\c could, according lo 

 llie rites of tlie C'nurch of Englnnd. Such property as we could 

 collect & recover from the poor natives we did, & sent it liomo 

 to the authorities and in due time the poor natives were recom- 

 pensed for tlieir humanity & trouble, with a present of £ 40 

 worlh of clotliing from tlie British government, & we workers 

 in the Mission service were encouraged by a gracious lelter of 

 appreciation of our A\-ork from the Queen. 



On another occasion we heard a report from the Eastern 

 natives that there was a company of shipwrecked men wan- 

 dering among the outer Islands, & I went to seck & lielp 

 lliem. The season was late in Autumn & the weather was 

 wintry, and frost & snow were everywhere. Our vessel \\'as 

 away in the Falklands. So with a good crew of five Indians 

 and a kid of 14 yiars of aje the son of one of our Catechists I went 

 in (juest of these men. The day was sno^^•y & very cold, and at 

 night overeóme by cold & wet we landed for rest & refresh- 

 ment. It was quite dark, but the natives managed admirablx-, 

 tSc we spent a good night. It frose sharply that night, and tlio 

 next morning the cold was intense, but the air was quite calm 

 & clear. We made all the haste we could round the Eastern & 

 Southern shores of Navarin Island & also circumnavigated Len- 

 nox Island We found traces of the seamen, but they had, as we 

 afterwards learned got safely oñ" to some passing vessel. We 

 were absent from home in our small boat for ten days, & our 

 natives greatly commended themselves to us for their good 

 qualities. 



On another occasion wisliing to know more of the country 

 I look a boat-voyage with a Calechist, my eldest son, & a crew 

 of six natives in a large whaleboat. The weather was al times 

 as pleasant as at others it was adverse & disagreeable, and 

 we were absent from home, doing much of our tra\elling by 

 night, because the days are so very stormy. 



The first day Avas so rough that our stores were welted, & 

 we could only get to the westward against prevailing AX'inds 

 by rowing. 



We met with vorious nativos on our voyage all bcing 

 most friendly. At last we reached Oaiacirr, our furthest point 

 west, and where was the isthmus over which we had deter- 

 mincd to haul our boat, & so get into the inner waters of a 

 large district called Aghaia. It required two days hard work to 

 haul our boat over, and the weather was very stormy & snow 



