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that they might be allowed to live on Norfolk 
Island in the same seclusion from the rest of the 
world as they had hitherto done at Pitcairn.* 
V But it is due to the reader to refrain from an- 
ticipating the subject of this eventful history. 
It was suggested in former editions of this work 
that, if found needful, a certain amount of emi- 
gration might take place, formed on the principle 
of serving the interests of others, as well as of 
the islanders themselves, by means of Christian 
instruction and example ; the good leaven, thus 
infused into other communities, being likely, 
with God's blessing, to produce the happiest 
effects upon them. It was observed, that such 
means of Christian usefulness would, doubtless, 
be within the reach of the people, whatever their 
abode might be ; and that they might thus, at no 
distant period, be the favoured instruments of 
spreading Christianity and civilisation through- 
out the numerous groups of islands in the 
Southern Pacific Ocean. 
By a census which appears to have been 
taken on the occasion of the visit of the Juno, 
Captain Fremantle, to the island, in the latter 
part of September, 1855, the number of persons 
inhabiting Pitcairn's Island was stated to have 
been 187. All were natives of the place except 
three : the Eev. Geo. H. Nobbs, John Buffett, 
and John Evans. The only surnames on the 
island were eight : namely, Adams, Christian, 
M'Coy, Quintal, Young, Buffett, Evans, and 
Nobbs. Brown, Martin, and Williams had no 
children. John Mills left no son. The Ota- 
* See Nautical Magazine, vol. xxv. p. 208, April, 185(5. 
