62 PORT UNDERWOOD. [PART I. 



To the eastward Port Underwood forms another 

 spacious inlet, called the Inner Harbour ; it is the 

 most sheltered part of the whole port, but I do not 

 know whether it is accessible for large vessels. 



Towards evening Nayti's relations launched a large 

 canoe to bring us to Kakapo, a bay on the south 

 side of the harbour, where there is a whaling esta- 

 blishment, and where several Europeans are living, 

 who support themselves by supplying provisions to 

 a number of ships, which annually resort to Cloudy 

 Bay. We were welcomed to the house of Mr. 

 Guard, one of the earliest adventurers in New Zea- 

 land, where he has been for twenty years. 



The western shore of Port Underwood forms a 

 number of diminutive coves. It is so rocky that 

 access from one cove to the other, along the coast, 

 is impossible. The largest bay, near the head of the 

 harbour, is Robin Hood's Bay, where there is a native 

 settlement. No European lives there. The next is 

 Ocean Bay, with a large beach, and some extent of 

 flat but shingly land. Here are two whaling esta- 

 blishments. The number of Europeans was thirty, 

 and of natives about one hundred. 



The next is Kakapo, or Guard's Bay. This is 

 very small, and the hills surrounding it so high that 

 the sun can be seen only for a short time. The 

 number of Europeans is only five, and of natives 

 about sixty, who man the boats, and live on very in- 

 timate terms with the Europeans. Mr. Guard was 

 the first man who cleared this beach and settled on 



