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island, which, from its desolate appearance, Ave called Bare Island. On the 

 17th we sailed along the coast, near as far as 41°, but not meeting with any 

 convenient harbour to anchor in, the land lying north and south, when we 

 came abreast of a round bluff cape, we turned back, being apprehensive 

 that we should want water if we proceeded farther to the southward. We 

 saw several villages, and in the night some fires burning upon the land. 

 The coast appeared more barren than any we had seen before. There was 

 clear ground and good anchorage upon the coast two or three miles from the 

 shore, and from eight to twenty fathoms water. This cape we named Cape 

 Turnagain. 



" On the 19th, in the afternoon, we were off Hawke's Bay, which we 

 could not enter, the wind being foul. A canoe came to us with five people 

 in it, who seemed to place great confidence in us. They came on board, 

 and said they would stay all night. The man who seemed to be the chief 

 had a new garment, made of the white silky flax, which was very strong 

 and thick, with a beautiful border of black, red, and white round it. 



" On the 20th, early in the morning, having a fine breeze, we made 

 Table Cape, passed Poverty Bay, and came to a remarkable point of land, 

 being a flat, perpendicular, triangular-shaped rock, behind which there 

 appeared to be a harbour, but on opening it we found none. This point 

 we called Gable-end Foreland. The country is full of wood, and looks 

 very pleasant in this part ; but towards night we saw some land that 

 appeared very broken and dreary, formed into a number of points, over 

 which we could see the back land. 



" On the 21st we anchored in a very indifferent harbour, in eight and 

 a-half fathoms water, about one mile and a-half from the shore, having an 

 island on the left hand, which somewhat sheltered us. Many canoes came off 

 to us, and two old men of their chiefs came on board. These people seemed 

 very peaceably inclined, and were willing to trade with us for several trifles 

 which they had brought with them. We saw many houses, and several 

 tracts of land, partly hedged in and cultivated, which formed an agreeable 

 view from the harbour, called by the natives Te Karu. Some of our boats 

 went ashore for water, and found a rivulet, where they filled their casks, 

 and returned to the ship unmolested by the inhabitants, many of whom 

 they saw near the rivulet. 



" On the 22nd, in the morning, the boats went on shore again for wood 

 and water ; and a short time after, Mr. Banks and some others followed 

 them ; and while they were absent the natives came on board and trafficked 

 with us, having brought some parcels of kumera and exchanged them with 

 us for Otaheite cloth, which is a scarce commodity among them. They were 

 very cunning in their traJSc, and made much of low artifice. One of them 



