Why do the Natives leave their Islands ? ; 207 
ing his musket or leisurely attending to his yam plantation— 
leisurely that is compared with the way in which he will have 
to attend to his master’s work? The idea is absurd. 
II. You may ask then, why do the the natives leave their 
own islands? why do they go away if they do not know what 
they are going for? The following statement represents 
the matter, I ‘believe, with tolerable accuracy. I give it ina 
tabulated form for the sake of clearness. 
ro per cent. are taken by force. 
20 Rs are obtained by deceit practised on the natives 
by masters of labour vessels or native 
agents. 
20 *s are obliged to go by chiefs or relatives from 
whom they have been bought. 
10 a go because they are defeated in war and driven 
off their own lands. 
15 45 are returned labourers, who finding their own 
plantations destroyed, wives gone, &c., ship 
off again in disgust. 
5 Gs accompany their chiefs when they go or are 
taken away. 
20 ‘3 go from curiosity, or from a desire to get 
muskets and other goods. 
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From this statement it will be observed that I consider that 
about one-half of the labourers are obtained by what 
might be termed unfair means. The various ways of ob- 
taining them unfairly are—tst, forcible abduction ; 2nd, buying 
them from chiefs and relatives ; aud 3rd, deceiving them. 
