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POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES. 
CHAP. XL 
Arrival of Missionaries from England—Building and 
launching of the Haweis—Re-occupation of Matavai— 
New stations in Tahiti—Journeys across the interior 
of Eimeo—Village of Tamai—Retrospect of labour at 
Afareaitu—Honesty of the people—Departure from 
Eimeo—Voyage to the Society Islands—Appearance of 
Huahine—Fa-re harbour and surrounding country— 
Accommodations on shore—State of the inhabitants of 
Huahine—Commencement of Missionary labours—In¬ 
fluence of presents on 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 subsequently accompanied us to the 
Leeward Islands. On the 17th of November, in 
the same year, Messrs. Bourne, Darling, Platt, 
and Williams, with their wives, who had sailed from 
England 17th of 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. Orsmond, joined us by the same 
conveyance. This event was truly cheering to their 
predecessors, as it conveyed the strongest evi- 
