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paroorooy but commonly all the underlie! 



open 



The roof arts 



itfelf is formed of the leaves of the athrodaBylis indica. Now and 

 then I obferved the houfe open, but furnifhed below at the height 

 of about one foot, with a fence of bamboos. Some fmail houfes 

 are likewife included in a kind of partition made of fmall flicks in 



The natives commonly keep their hogs 



AND 



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the manner of hurdles 



corner of 



during the night, in the houfe, and have in one 



trived an inclofure (pa bom) covered on the top with boards, on 



which they lleep. 



The large war-canoes coll the natives infinite labour, and afford 

 the befl Specimens of their genius, induflry, and mechanical arts ; 



therefore no wonder that they Ihould be 



ery careful in the 



prefervation of thefe large boats, which are the very means of their 



prefervation and liberty, againil: the 



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invalion of tlieir enemies. 



Huaheine has in its neighbourhood the illes of O-Raietea. Ta! 



Borah 



and Mou 



all under the dominion of 0-P 



a powerful chief, who conquered Raietea and O-Taha, and would 



likewife have extended his dominion 



over Huaheine ; but the 



were attentive to 



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inhabitants of this illand, with their chief Orec^ 



their true interefl, and for that purpofe kept conflantly a large fleet 



in readinefs under the above mentioned Iheds. 



that I obferved a double war 



which 



and eight or ten fleerfmen to move it forward ; 



It was here likev/ile 

 quired 144 paddles, 

 the lla.2:e for fighting 



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