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to the bottom ^ and a line, with a buoy of bamboo at 
one end J is fastened to the upper part, for the pui-pose of 
raifiiDg it to take out the fish. 
Navigation and Coi»)»€/"ce.— -Their cauoea or prahus 
are made from the trunk of a single tree, and some are 
sufficiently large to require twenty rowers when fully 
manned. They cany a sail of matting which is suspended 
from a mast^ forming a tripod, with two feet fixed to the 
aide with pins, on which they work like binges, and 
the third is slipped over a hook, fastened near the atem. 
The third foot, which also acts as a stay, is not a 
fixture, and is unbooked when it is required to strike 
the mast, which then lies over the thwarts of the 
prahuj and can be raised again in an instant. The canoes 
used on ordinary occasions are small and light, and can 
easily be carried by two men. Even the children have 
their little canoes, which they carry to and from the 
water mthout difficulty. Their vessels, the largest of 
which are so narrow that they would capsize if not pro- 
vided with outriggers, are only adapted for home use, 
30 that their foreign commerce is entirely in the hands of 
strangers, chiefly Chinese fmm Ternate. An English 
gentleman, Captain Deighton, who has long been resident 
in the Moluccas, has al^ been in the habit of making 
annual visits to the trading stations on the shores of the 
Great Bay for the last thirty years, and bis ship is almost 
the only European vessel engaged in the trade. The 
high estimation in which he is held by the natives is 
noticed on several occasions by Mr, Bruijn Kops, indeed, 
he appears to be the only check on the rapacity of the 
Tidore tribute-collectors, who have often been restrained 
