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and seemed much surprised that Colonel Wakefield de- 
clined the offer of one of their daughters to remain on 
board with him. This was no doubt owing to the 
vicinity of the whale-ships and whaling-stations in and 
near Cloudy Bay. They were all, however, told to 
return ashore, and bring what they had to sell the 
next day. 
We went ashore again after prayers, and admired 
the luxurious vegetation. The wood on the sides of 
the hills appeared almost impenetrable from the thick 
web of supple-jacks and creepers. We found no natives, 
the cove being under tapu, on account of its being the 
burial-place of a daughter of Te Pehi, the late chief 
of the Kapiti, or Entry Island, natives. Those who 
visited us came from a cove a little farther north, 
called Cannibal Cove by Cook, and Anaho by the na- 
tives. They are called the J^gatihinatui tribe, and 
their principal chief was named Ngarewa, or " The 
Straight Trees." 
August 19th. — The work of filling our water- 
casks and refitting the ship commenced to-day. The 
storekeeper was very busy laying in a stock of potatoes 
and pigs from the natives. A pipe bought a basket 
of potatoes weighing 20 lbs., and a red blanket bought 
three good-sized pigs. These terms, too, were con- 
sidered liberal on our part. In the afternoon we went 
over in the boat to Motuara, the island on which 
Cook had his observatory and garden. It commands 
a fine view of the northern part of the Sound, Entry 
Island, and the high land near Cape Terawiti. The 
island had a very gay appearance, being covered with 
wild shrubs and flowers like an ornamental plantation. 
We fell in with plenty of pigeons, parrots, and other 
birds, which our guns soon made to contribute to the 
table and to the collection of the delighted naturalist. 
