CHAP. IV.] WHALING STATIONS. 109 



for the chase of the black whale. In 1839 the pro- 

 duce of the establishments on these islands was 466 

 tuns of oil and thirty tons of whalebone, obtained by 

 twenty-three boats ; of which six belonged to the sta- 

 tion on Evans's Island ; two to that on Mayhew's, or 

 Rauparaha's Island ; eight to two other stations at 

 Kapiti ; and seven to two stations abreast of Mana. 

 To this quantity must be added the tonguer's oil, so 

 called from the man who " cuts-in the whale," for 

 which he is allowed the oil of the tongue, of the 

 heart, and of the intestines, for his own benefit. 

 Including this, the whole quantity of oil may be 

 stated at 500 imperial tuns. The management of 

 these establishments, with the exception of that of 

 Mr. Evans, has been on a very bad footing, as the 

 whalers were paid in ardent spirits and bad slops, 

 which were charged to them at exorbitant prices. 

 Mr. Evans, who finds his men in everything, and 

 pays them wages according to the quantity of oil 

 they get, furnished one half of the above quantity of 

 oil, and his establishment is in by far the best order. 

 When I was on his island a whale was seen several 

 miles off: in less than a minute several boats were 

 launched and in full chase. Like all shore-whaling, 

 however, that of Kapiti is on the decline, and I do 

 not suppose that the establishment will be kept up 

 much longer. 



The productions of the vegetable and animal king- 

 dom in Kapiti are precisely the same as those found 

 on the mainland. 



