A VOYAGE TO 
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February. 
Tuefday 25. 
them a fuperiority of power over the reft of their country¬ 
men. To have given the animals to any of the natives who 
poffeffed no luch power, would not have anfwered the in¬ 
tention. For in a country like this, where no man’s pro¬ 
perty is fecure, they would foon have fallen a prey to dif¬ 
ferent parties, and been either feparated or killed; but moft 
likely both. This was fo evident, from what we had ob- 
ferved lince our arrival, that I had refolved to leave no kind 
of animal, till Matahouah and the other Chief folicited me 
for the hogs and goats. As I could fpare them, I let them 
go, to take their chance. I have, at different times, left in 
New Zealand, not lefs than ten or a dozen hogs, beftdes 
thofe put on fhore by Captain Furneaux. It will be a 
little extraordinary, therefore, if this race fhould not in- 
creafe and be preferved here, either in a wild or in a do- 
meftic ftate, or in both. 
We had not been long at anchor near Motuara, before 
three or four canoes, filled with natives, came off to us from 
the South Eaft fide of the Sound ; and a brifk trade was car¬ 
ried on with them for the curiofities of this place. In one 
of thefe canoes was Kahoora, whom I have already men¬ 
tioned as the leader of the party who cut off the crew of the 
Adventure’s boat. This w'as the third time he had vifited 
us, without betraying the fmalleft appearance of fear. I 
was afhore when he now arrived, but had got on board juft 
as he was going aw r ay. Omai, who had returned with me, 
prefently pointed him out, and folicited me to Ihoot him. 
Not fatisfied with this, he addreffed himfelf to Kahoora, 
threatening to be his executioner, if ever he prefumed to 
vifit us again. 
The New Zealander paid fo little regard to thefe threats, 
that he returned, the next morning, with his whole family* 
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