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ing resembling the one at Ki Illi, but much smaller, 

 and very much out of repair. On tlie beach two 

 Macassar proas were hauled up to repair, and their 

 crews had erected houses, similar to those at Arru, 

 for the purpose of carrying on their trade. The 

 boats, of which the natives had great numbers in 

 every stage of construction, were more highly 

 finished than those at Ki Illi, but of the same 

 form. 



On returning on board, Mr. Hill, who had been 

 away sounding, reported a clear channel to the 

 westward. In the evening we again landed at a 

 small village near the ship, beautifully situated in a 

 most luxuriant grove of cocoa-nut trees, and sur- 

 rounded by a jungle, too dense to penetrate, except 

 where a path had been cleared. Many of the trees 

 were very fine. 



We were all much amused and surprised at the 

 extraordinary activity our Australian native. Jack 

 White, displayed in ascending the cocoa-nut trees, 

 which he did with as much ease as any of us could 

 have mounted a ladder, and when near the top of 

 one of the highest, finding the sleeves of his frock 

 and the legs of his trowsers in the way, he held on 

 with one arm and leg, while he rolled his trowsers 

 up above the knee, and then with both legs, while 

 he rolled his sleeves above his elbows. His delight 

 at the cocoa-nuts, which were quite new to him, 

 was very great. 



Although we were not very successful in obtaining 



