3J8 HISTORY OF 



extending the necessity, would assist in brings 

 ing nets into general use. 



At one time they saw nearly twenty natives 

 engaged in fishing on one flat, the greater part 

 of whom were employed in driving fish into a 

 net which was held by their companions. That 

 they were so engaged, they convinced our peo- 

 ple by one of the party holding up a fish to them 

 while he was standing in the water. 



During the time the sloop was in Glass-House 

 Bay, they scarcely saw any of the women. 



Of their canoes little could be said ; for the 

 only one they could examine was on the East 

 side of Pumice-Stone river. This was formed 

 of the stringy bark, and was much larger than 

 &ny used at Port Jackson. The ends of it were 

 tied up in the same manner, but it was very 

 clumsy. None of the natives ever attempted 

 to approach the sloop in canoes, though eight 

 or ten were seen standing together, who appear- 

 ed very desirous of having a communication 

 with it. 



On the day the sloop was laid ashore in the 

 river, the rise of the tide was but three feet and 

 nine inches. The tides were then neaped, and 

 the remark made by Capt. Cook, that " they 

 had only one high tide in twenty-four hours" 

 seemed to apply in this bay; for, although the 

 sloop was got up as high as the strength of 

 the crew would admit, yet she righted a full 

 hour and an half before the night tide had done 

 flowing, and shortly after one man haled her off. 

 The superior rise of the night tide was well 



