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the first symptoms of a north-westerly breeze, is off the 

 city first visited. The third affords shelter from the 

 north, by the east, to N.W., and offers an escape to lee- 

 ward, if requisite ; this is on the western extreme, and 

 within its outer islet, which was named Eden Island. 

 A fourth temporary, but dangerous, anchorage is off 

 Hooper's Island, near the southern city, but this is 

 open from west to south-east, and is too confined to admit 

 of beating out, should wind and sea come in suddenly. 



Water appears to abound on the southern side of the 

 island, but only in the case of Hooper's Island could it be 

 procured easily. On Barlow Island, the south-western- 

 most of the group, it is easily obtained, but there is not 

 safe and convenient anchorage near it. At the north city 

 it may also be found. We endeavoured to procure wood 

 by purchase, from the authorities, but it was doled out 

 ill such small portions, that it did not repay the trouble 

 of sending for it. Nevertheless it is abundant in the 

 mountains, and on two of the off-lying islets, to be pro- 

 cured by slight labour. 



The general appearance of the islands, as viewed from 

 the sea, is inviting. There is a pleasing variety of hill 

 and dale, and on the northern and eastern surfaces much 

 cleared land, cultivation rising probably to the level of 2,000 

 feet. Above this, all appears to be buried in thick forests 

 of Pines, and other northern trees, even to the highest 

 peak of the island, which, from our computations, from 

 various stations, reaches the height of 6,544 feet. This 

 was named Mount Auckland. Towards the northern 

 and eastern parts, some of the cones, which reach eleva- 

 tions of from 500 to 800 feet, are so very smooth and 



