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the natives had surrounded with stones, and had 

 thus formed basins, in which they were continually 

 sitting. These warm waters served them in the 

 place of fires, as they jumped in as often as they 

 felt cold, and this mode of treatment did not seem 

 to do them any harm, as they looked remarkably 

 healthy. I imitated their example in the night, and 

 found the bath very agreeable. Our kind hosts 

 gave us the best reception in their power. 



In the morning I ascended with some difficulty 

 the highest of the hills surrounding the little bay. 

 I observed from the top a small lake, which bore 

 south 60 east, and in the same direction, and situated 

 among the hills, were two smaller lakes, the Rotu- 

 Makariti (cold lakes), which I have mentioned 

 above as discharging their waters into the Kai-waka. 

 The country over which I looked was of a very 

 hilly description, and only partially wooded. The 

 tops of the hills were covered with a low brown 

 vegetation of grass and fern, and their configuration 

 bore proofs of their volcanic character. 



VOL. i. 



