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Before long Tautu retui-ned, accompanied by Chief Teroro, whose, 
daughter and her cousin served as capable engineer and and crew of 
his outboard-pov/ered whaleboat. He had heard of our being in the 
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islands, as he on all current news br oad cast by "Radio Tahiti" 
Kis receivel^Xpowered by the ?/indmill 
in Bapeete(j) 
visible over the palm trees of the village. Happily he 
assured us that their catches Y/ere of the more migratory species, 
and that our operations on the reef would occasion 
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no narm. We tlianked him for his advice and permission, the patch of 
coral shielding our anchorage south of the pass. A gift of several 
packs of cigarettes v/hich had been especially brought along as good 
will give-aways the chief politely declined, explaining that he 
adverse ^ fke 
was a Seventh Day Adventist, and so -d^^satrTIse^obacco. He- was p^ 
pleasech howeve^ to accept three grapefruit, a bag of mint candies, 
and a couple of milk chocolate bars for the girls. A few days later 
he returned the compliment with several delicious watermelons. 
Ever since the first Europeans came to the South Pacific missionaries 
have been proselyting the natives. Today virtually all Christian 
denominations have missionaries at work in the Society Islands. The 
Seventh Day Adventists and the Mormons, though fairly late comers, 
are especially active. 
Too late to starfj^oisoning after Teroro ’s departure, we 
essayed dredging in five fathoms in the lagoon off the main village. 
Both dredges, one after the other, v/ould have been a total loss had 
it not been for Jack Randall, who v/ent over with his 
