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WHITE— A Sketch of the Life of Samuel White. 



anchor, and I made out one of my old friends 

 and aquainitances, one of the Torres Straits pirates, 

 Captain Hovel." By noon the yacht passed Cape Glanville,' 

 then a course was steered for Hanabal Island. At 3 p.m. "Bird" 

 Island was passed, and at 5 p.m. we made for Hanabal Island, 

 bringing up in 7 fathoms. A boat was lowered and Samuel 

 White with one collector landed, and found that the island 

 was very small and scrubby, nothing of note being found, and 

 only a few sea-birds were taken. On 16th at daylight the 

 yacht was on her way, after passing Charring Cross Island. 

 A top-sail schooner was sighted beating South, and then the S. 

 S. Cored going in the same direction. At 3.30 p.m. anchor was 

 dropped in Albany Passage. Notes made by my father on 

 the day read: — 



"We dropped anchor opposite the home of my old friend 

 Jardine, and close to his yacht, and went on shore to see him, 

 and received a warm welcome." The weather was very fine, 

 but inclined to be hazy in the morning. The crew were very 

 busy all day on the 17th getting water on board. Samuel White 

 busied himself getting butterfly nets fixed up, and putting col- 

 lecting gear in order. The weather was fine, but the swell 

 made the craft roll. 



The 18th was a very busy day with all on board. Some of 

 the crew left the yacht at an early hour to cut firewood on 

 shore, another section took the big boat on shore, 

 and beached it for repairs, it having been damaged 

 during rough weather. Samuel White in his notes under the 

 above date says. "The men washed up all their clothes to- 

 day. Cockerell made some tan from Mangrove bark, and 

 tanned all his clothes, shirts, hats and everything else. He 

 also tanned some things for me, which makes them more 

 desirable and less conspicuous when collecting, the fishing net 

 was treated in the same way. I was up with Mr. Jardine 

 and had a long chat with him. It is always a pleasure to me to 

 engage in a conversation with that gentleman, for I look upon 

 him as being a man of good sense, and much practical experi- 

 ence. The weather is squally, with light showers of rain, 

 just the weather I experienced here the year before last." The 

 next day while the crew cleared up the ship Samuel White 

 with one of his taxidermists cleared and straightened up the 

 specimen room, packing up some of the bird skins, and in his 

 notes he says. "I packed a number of bird skins such as 

 Ospreys, Cranes, Egrets, etc., into seven boxes and sent some 



