12 
SIR JOSEPH BANKS. 
On the 13th July they got under way, and on the 16th they were 
at the island of Huahine 'one of another group of the Society 
Islands), and on the 20th came to anchor at Ulhietea ('^pelt also 
Urietea, or Uliter, — the mo lern Raiatea), and here Captain Cook took 
possession of the three islands in sight — Huahine, Otahah (Tahaa), 
and Bola-Bola ( Borabora) — for His Britannic Majesty. Banks gives 
an account of the natives, and specially details the method of 
constructing their boats. 
No. 12. — Hull of the “ Endeavour.” (Attributed to Alexander Buchan.) 
He then devotes a whole chapter to a general account of the South 
Sea Islands, many details of the people and their country being given, 
in a way that stamps the writer as a man gifted with great powers 
of observation. He deals with such subjects as tattooing, personal 
ornaments, food, the construction of boats (which seemed to specially 
interest him), the occupations of the people, their vocabulary and the 
structure of the language, their religion, social divisions, and many 
other matters. 
. On the 15th August they shaped a course for New Zealand, which 
they reached (Poverty Bay) on the 8th October, and were received 
by the New Zealanders in a hostile manner. The next day actual 
hostilities took place, and some of the natives were shot. On the 
