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ised to bring pigs and fowls. It need hardly be 

 said that their promises were not kept. One of 

 these chiefs even profited by his presence on 

 board the Resolution to appropriate several arti- 

 cles, which he passed on to his comrades. Cook 

 saw with sorrow that the ideas of the Tahitians 

 on the right of property had scarcely improved 

 since his last visit. He did not fail, however, to 

 reprimand severely any attempt at theft on their 

 part. 



When he had landed, Cook met several na- 

 tives, who welcomed him with symptoms of joy. 

 These were old acquaintances. They asked end- 

 less questions about Banks and the other Eng- 

 lishmen who had accompanied Cook on his 

 former voyage. They scarcely even inquired for 

 Tupia, and received the news of his death with 

 indifiference. 



The island had seen many changes in four 

 years. Tootahah, chief of one of the peninsulas 

 of Tahiti, had been killed, as well as Toubourai 

 Tamaide and several other chiefs, in a battle 

 which had taken place between the people of 

 the two kingdoms, six months before the arrival 

 of the Resolution. Peace, however, had now 

 been established. 



During his stay in Oaiti-Piha Bay, Cook and 

 his companions made several excursions into this 

 part of the island. Waheatoua, the young king 



