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of the Missionaries who first landed from the Royal 
Admiral in 1801, resumed his labours here in the early 
part of 1818, within a quarter of a mile of the spot from 
which he had been obliged to fly when the Mission was 
broken up in the close of the year 1809, and not far from 
the place where Mr. Lewis was murdered. 
Mr. Bicknell, accompanied by Mr. Tessier, formed a 
station under the auspices of Tati, in the populous 
district of Papara. A new station was also commenced 
by Mr. Crook and Mr. Bourne at Papaoa, in the district 
of Faa; and when the Haweis was finished, Mr. Darling 
joined Mr. Wilson at Matavai. At the urgent request 
of Utami, the chief of the populous district of Atehuru, 
he subsequently commenced a Mission among his people 
at Bunaauia or Burder’s Point, whither Mr. Bourne also 
repaired. 
The two stations at Eimeo being on opposite sides 
of the island, occasioned us frequent journeys from 
Afareaitu to Papetoai. These excursions, although they 
gave us an opportunity of examining more extensively 
the aspect of the country and the state of its inhabitants, 
often proved fatiguing. Sometimes we walked along 
the beach to Papeare, several miles to the north of our 
abode—ascended a low ridge of mountains, extending 
nearly to the sea—crossed the elevated eastern range— 
and extending through the defiles and ravines of the 
interior mountains, descended on the opposite side of 
the island, and approached the shore near the inland 
boundary of Opunohu bay. At other times, we tra¬ 
velled round in the neighbourhood of the shore, alter¬ 
nately walking on the beach, or, proceeding in a light 
canoe, paddled along the shallow water near the shore. 
Occasionally we passed through the inland village of 
