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aftern ; and when they perceived that the fhip was leaving them, 

 they became frantic with* grief, and broke the cabin windows 

 with an intention of leaping overboard,, but were prevented. While 

 thofe in the canoes- remained within hearing, they advifed Povoreek. 

 to make the beft of his way home, for fear that he too mould be taken, 

 lor fome time after their arrival at Norfolk Ifland they were very 

 fullen, and as anxioufly avoided giving any information refpecting the 

 Max., as our people endeavoured to obtain it. This was afterwards difco- 

 vered to have arifen from the apprehension of being obliged to work 

 at it. By kind treatment*, however, and: indulgence in their own inclina- 

 tions, they foon: became more foeiable; and, on being promifed that fo 

 foon as they had taught our women emou-ha-ea-ra-ka-he," (i. e.) to 

 work the flax, they moulds be fent? home again, they readily confented 

 to give all. the information they poffefffcd-, and which turned out to be 

 very little.. This operation was found to be among them. the peculiar 

 province of the women % and as IToo-doo was a warrior, andi Too- 

 gee a prieft, they gave the Governor to underlland that drefling 

 of flax never made any part of their (Indies* 



When they began to underftand each other, Too-gee was not only 

 very inquifrtive refpe&ing England, &c. (the fituation of which, as- 

 well as that of New Zealand, Norfolk Ifland, and Port Jackfon, he well 

 knew how to find by means of a coloured general chart) ; but was alfo 

 very communicative refpe&ing his own country. Perceiving that he 

 was not thoroughly underftood, he delineated a fketch of New Zea* 

 land with chalk, on* the floor of a room fet a-part for that purpofe. 

 From a comparifon which Governor King made with Captain Cook's 

 plan or thofe iflands, a fufficient fimiiitude to the form of the northern 

 ifland was difcovered, to render this attempt an object: of euriofity;, 

 and Too-gee was perfuaded to defcribe his delineation on paper. 

 This being done w r ith a pencil, corrections and additions were occa^ 

 fionally made by him, and the names of diftri&s and other remarks 

 were written from his information during the fix months that he re- 

 mained there. According to Too-gee's chart and information, Ea~ 



hei-no-mawe,. 



