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CHAP. XV. 
Arrival of Missionaries from England—Retrospect of labour at Afareaitu 
—Honesty of the people—Departure from Eimeo—Voyage to the 
Society Islands—Appearance of Huahine—Fa-re harbour and sur¬ 
rounding country—^Accommodations on shore—Building and launching 
of the Haweis—Re-occupation of Matavai—New stations in Tahiti— 
Journeys across the interior of Eimeo—Village of Tamai—State of the 
inhabitants of Huahine—Commencement of Missionary labours— 
Influence of presents to the people. 
About a month after our departure from Papetoai, 
Mr. Orsmond^ who had sailed from England about July, 
1816, arrived at Eimeo, and, after residing some time 
with the Missionaries at Papetoai, he removed to 
Afareaitu, pursued harmoniously with us the study of 
the language, assisted in preparing books for the 
people, and in other duties of the station, and subse¬ 
quently accompanied us to the the Leeward Islands. 
On the 17 th of November, in the same year, Messrs. 
Bourne, Darling, Platt, and Williams, with their wives, 
who sailed from England 17th November, 1816, reached 
the islands. Mr. and Mrs. Threlkeld, who had sailed 
with us from England, but had been obliged by domestic 
affliction to remain at Rio Janeiro, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Barff, who had originally left England with Mr. Ors * 
mond, joined us by the same conveyance. This event 
was truly cheering to their predecessors, conveying 
the strongest evidence of the desire, on the part of the 
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