150 — ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH SEAS 
be given. The stations at Havannah Harbor had been broken 
up, and on that important part of the island but the slender- 
est hold was retained. One teacher only remained in the 
whole of the large bay; hence an opening for the formation 
of a new station, which seemed highly promising, was gladly 
embraced. 
“Two chiefs, Fatutoka and Marikona, had made an urgent 
application for teachers when the island was last visited, and 
in evidence of their sincerity, had intrusted to us two youths, 
the nephew and son of the respective parties, to take to 
Samoa; the said young men were now returned in safety, 
having seen what Christianity had done in Samoa and else- 
where, and the application for teachers was renewed by the 
father and uncle; they were the chiefs of the island which 
forms one side of the harbor. 
“The population of the island was large, and appearances 
promising as regards the healthfulness of the place. So, 
without misgivings, we determined to occupy it, and two 
Rarotongan teachers, Pikikaa and Kaveriri, and their wives 
were placed on it accordingly. The following extract from 
the report of the voyage will give the reader an idea as to 
how they were received: 
“When we took the teachers on shore to introduce them 
to this most inviting sphere, the joy of the people seemed 
to know no bounds; men, women, and children crowded 
around us. Some of the principal chiefs seized our hands 
and led us through the village, while the crowd manifested 
their joy in ways the most unmistakable. We never saw 
teachers on their first landing meet with such an enthusiastic 
reception.’ 
“The above reception was accorded to the teachers on the 
lst of November, 1853, and—will it be credited ?>—the whole 
party were murdered by the same people who gave them this 
reception only nineteen days after that date! As the whole 
party—the two teachers and their wives and a boy (the son 
of one of the teachers)—were cut off, the next deputation 
