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POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES. 
name of one of their gods the same as that of one for¬ 
merly worshipped by the Tahitians. An old man^ who 
resided at the same place with the stranger, gave Mr. 
Davies the name of eleven places, either districts of Manga- 
neva or adjacent islands, which are unknown to the 
Tahitians. The information thus obtained will be valu¬ 
able in the search for those islands which has already 
been commenced; and if no sources of wealth be found, 
nor important channels of commerce opened, their dis¬ 
covery will increase our geographical knowledge, and 
extend the range of benevolent operation. 
