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effected here. The pond above mentioned is termed by the natives 
Waiakea; it is royal property, and abounds with the most delicious 
mullet. During the stay of the Blonde in this port, the sea and land 
breezes succeeded each other regularly; the sea-breeze set in about 
ten in the forenoon and prevailed till sunset, when it was superseded 
by the land wind; this continued till sunrise ; the remaining time 
was mostly calm. The tide was observed to rise about four feet, and 
to be high-water at sunset and low-water at daylight, being influenced 
by the sea and land-breezes. This regularity would probably not take 
place in the winter months, when they do not prevail. 
In steering for the anchorage with the sea-breeze, when about 
three miles from the bottom of the bay, you will be outside the reef 
in twenty-five or thirty fathoms. The west shore must then be kept 
close on board. The leading-marks for the channel, to clear the west 
end of the Blonde reef, are these :—Keep the huts on the w r est side 
of Waterfall Creek on with the eastern side of a remarkable green 
hill (an extinguished volcano), impossible to be mistaken, bearing by 
compass 'S.S.W. one-fourth W. till the turret Rock bears W. by S. 
one-half S. when you will be in seven or eight fathoms; then steer 
S.E. for Cocoanut Island, and anchor in six or seven fathoms, stiff' 
muddy bottom. The whole of the west coast is composed of cliffs; 
the huts at the entrance of the creek may be recognized by their being- 
situated upon the last and most southerly visible cliff. The turret 
rock is a singular little island, about a quarter of a mile to the north 
of the Waterfall Creek, and resembles the remains of the column of 
an edifice ; it is about fifteen feet high. When upon the west ex¬ 
treme of Blonde reef, in four fathoms, the abovementioned huts are 
in one with the western side of the green hill, bearing, by compass, 
S. 29° W.; and at the same time the centre of the same hill is on 
with the left of two very distant hummocks. These two last would 
be the best marks, but they are frequently obscured by the haze. 
When at the north extreme of the reef, a deep inlet (called Cocoanut 
