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CHAPTER VII 
GENERAL ACCOUNT OF THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS 
Description of the people—Tattowing—Cleanliness—Clothing—Ornaments 
and head-dress—Houses—Food—Produce of the sea—Fruits—Animals 
—Cooking—Mahai-making—Drinking salt water—Meals—Women eat 
apart from the men—Pastimes—Music—Attachment to old customs— 
Making of cloth from bark—Dyes and dyeing—Mats—Manufacture of 
fishing-nets—Fish-hooks—Carpentry, etc.—Boats and boat-building— 
Fighting, fishing, and travelling ivahahs—Instability of the boats— 
Paddles, sails, and ornaments— Pahies— Predicting the weather— 
Astronomy—Measurement of time and space—Language—Its resem- 
blance to other languages—Diseases—Medicine and surgery—Funeral 
ceremonies—Disposal of the dead—Religion—Origin of mankind—Gods 
— Priests — Marriage — Marais — Bird- as — Government — Ranks — 
Army and battles—Justice . 5 : : . Page 127 
CHAPTER VIII 
SOUTH SEA ISLANDS TO NEW ZEALAND (THAMES RIVER) 
Waterspout—Comet : its effect on natives—Diary at sea—Condition of ship’s 
supplies—Port Egmont hens—Land of New Zealand made—A native 
shot—Conflict with natives—Capture of a canoe—Poverty Bay—Natives 
come on board—Their appearance and clothing—Boy seized by natives 
—Appearance of the land—Occupations of the natives—Bracken as food 
—Mode of fighting—Religion—A large canoe—Natives throw stones on 
board—Coast along New Zealand—Habits of natives—Transit of Mercury 
—Shags—Oysters—Lobster- ea or forts—Thames River 
—Timber trees. 5 . . Page 179 
CHAPTER Ix 
CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF NEW ZEALAND 
Tattowing—Thieving of the natives—Cannibalism—Rapid healing of shot- 
wounds — Native seines— Paper mulberry — Native accounts of their 
ancestors’ expedition to other countries—Three Kings’ Islands—Christ- 
mas Day—Albatross swimming—Mount Egmont—Murderers’ Bay— 
Queen Charlotte’s Sound—Threats of natives—Corpses thrown into the 
sea— Cannibalism — Singing - birds—Fishing-nets—Human head pre- 
served—Discovery of Cook’s Straits—Native names for New Zealand, 
and traditions— Courteous native family—Leave Queen Charlotte’s 
Sound—Tides—Cape Turnagain—Coast along the southern island— 
Banks’ Peninsula—Appearance of minerals—Mountains along the west 
coast—Anchor in Admiralty Bay . ‘ i p : . Page 203 
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