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tages for collecting information which the philologist would find 
at his command. On every island visited, interpreters were at 
hand, for the shipping of the seas had scattered sailors through 
all the Pacific groups; and even in the imperfectly known Fee- 
jees, there was an Irishman who numbered forty years among 
these natives. Besides, in very many of the dialects, the langua- 
ges had been written out and works printed by the missionaries 
of those seas. By these aids, even the intimate structure of the 
languages could be thoroughly studied. A philologist was need- 
ed to visit the wide-spread groups of the Pacific, gather up the 
information to be obtained from different sources, and present a 
general and comprehensive view of the languages of the ocean ; 
and for this task Mr. Hale was well fitted: we can bear testimony 
from personal knowledge, to his industry, his calm judgment, and 
his careful scrutiny in the collection of facts; as to the rest, the 
work speaks for itself. It is an honorable monument alike to the 
author, the Expedition, and the country. 
The Polynesians spread over the greater part of the Pacific 
Ocean. Twelve hundred miles north of the equator lie the Sand- 
wich Islands, one of the Polynesian groups, and two thousand 
two hundred miles south of the line, another of the same—New 
Zealand. Between these limits, as will be seen on the accompa- 
nying chart, or rather between the equator and the latitude of 
New Zealand, there are the Friendly Islands, the Society Islands, 
Hervey Islands, Austral Islands, Gambier or Mangareva group, 
Marquesas or Nukuhivan, Paumotu Archipelago, Union or Fa- 
kaafo group, and some other scattered islets. The population 
as stated by Mr. Hale is as follows :— 
Samoan or Navigator Islands, . : 56,000 
Friendly or Tongan Islands ; j 18,000 
New Zealand, . ; ; : . 150,000 
Society or ‘Tahitian Islands, ‘ : 20,000 
Hervey group, ‘ ; ; 14,000 
Austral Islands, ‘ , : : 1,000 
Gambier or Mangareva group, .. 2,000 
Paumotu Archipelago, ; : ; 8,000 
Marquesas or Nukuhivan Islands, : 20,000 
Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands,. . 100,000 
Union or Fakaafo group, .  - 1,000 
