CHAP. I.] NEW ZEALAND. 5 



Waihou, or Easter Island ; their eastern limit. 



Rotu-rna ; their western limit. 



Chatham Islands. 



New Zealand ; their southern limit. 



2. A second group inhabits islands to the north- 

 ward and westward of those above enumerated. 

 They are generally of a darker colour ; the use of 

 the kawa is unknown to them, and is replaced by 

 the betel and the areca. They are bolder navi- 

 gators than the true Polynesians, and have distinct 

 traditions. Their language, although it has many 

 points of general relationship, forms some very dis- 

 tinct dialects, which are called the Tagalo, Bisayo, 

 and Kawi languages. The following islands are 

 inhabited by them : 



Kingsmill Group, Gilbert's Islands, Marshall 

 Islands, Radak or Ralik Island, the Carolines, Ma- 

 riannes, Pellew Islands, all the islands between 

 Japan and Hawaii, the Archipelago of Anson and 

 Magellan, the Philippine Islands, and the island of 

 Java. Chamisso, the German traveller, has sketched 

 many of these people in a very spirited and attrac- 

 tive manner. 



3. A third group comprises the true Malayans. 

 They have a flatter and broader countenance, 

 and inhabit Malacca, the Indian Archipelago, the 

 Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, the coasts of Borneo, 

 Celebes, Guilolo, and Sumatra. 



There are many circumstances to interest us, 

 particularly at the present moment, in the history 



