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CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
CHAP. I.
Visit made to the chief of Bream Head--Friendly behaviour of the natives there--The Author and Mr. Marsden introduced by Moyhanger to the superior chief--Their friendly reception--Kookoopa, an inferior chief--His military fame-- Further particulars of Moyhanger--Curiosity excited among the natives--Provisions supplied by the chief--Departure from Bream Head--Danger while leaving the harbour--Return to the vessel-- Arrival of canoes from the shore--Curious rock near Cape Brett--Return to Rangehoo--Visit to the Missionaries--Progress made at the settlement --Divine service performed on shore--Absence of Duaterra with most of the natives on this occasion, and the reason of it--Formidable demonstrations of approaching hostility between two parties of the natives--Conference between Duaterra and another chief, and the subject of it--Hostile appearances removed--The parties in amity with each other--Excursion to procure fish--Parro, the residence of Korra-korra, visited--His head
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wife--Character of his people--A fishing party, and their proceedings -- The Author and Mr. Marsden sleep at Parro--Alarmed suddenly in the night--The cause of it groundless--Tui disgusted with the state of New Zealand . . . . Page 1--31
CHAP. II.
Covetous disposition of the chief Bennee--The Author's project to cure him of it--Preposterous vanity of this chief--Excursion to a village--The party prepare to leave Parro--Longevity, and inferences drawn from it--Departure from Korra-korra's district--Tedious and disagreeable passage--Return to the vessel--The Author visits the settlement--Occurrences there, and incidental remarks--Duaterra's expedition to the North Cape --Picturesque appearance of his canoe--Further transactions at the settlement--Traffic between the Author and the natives--Their active industry--The ship proceeds again to the Cowa-cowa--Visited by Tarra and Pomaree--Detection and punishment of a thief--Mr. Marsden and the Author accompany Pomaree to the timber district . . . 32--56
CHAP. III.
The Author suspects the good faith of Pomaree--Is alarmed in consequence--His fears removed--Presents distributed among Pomaree's people-- Cannibalism of the New Zealanders-- Captain
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Cook's and Dr. Forster's opinions respecting it-- Believed erroneous by the Author, and his reasons for it--Return from Pomaree's district--Interesting document presented by a chief to Mr. Marsden--Part of its contents refuted--Arrival of Korra-korra with war-canons-- Tupee's detraction of the other chiefs--An East Indian found among the natives--Character of the chief Tekokee--False alarm--The Author goes on shore, and on his way visits the island of Motooroa--This island offered for sale to the Missionaries--Remarks with respect to it . . . 57--83
CHAP. IV.
Duaterra's abhorrence of the chief Themorangha-- His slanderous report respecting him--Motive of his enmity--His extreme caution--Axes brought by the Author to the vessel--Tarra's impatience on seeing them--The author proceeds with Themorangha to see a battle at the Wycaddie--Particulars of the passage, and reception of the party--Warriors of the chief Henou--His martial orators--Their conference with the chief Wiveeah and his party--An interesting speaker--Speeches continued--Amicable adjustment between the parties--Description of Wiveeah--His adversary Henou--The Author passes through the warriors --Occurrences among them--Deformed object-- Provisions distributed--Martial appearance of Warree, and his interview with Themorangha-- Singular dress of a warrior--The chiefs strangely
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attired--War evolutions--Conference renewed-- Female orators--Reconciliation established--Incidental reflections--Return of the Author and his party to the vessel . . . . 84--113
CHAP. V.
The natives crowd on board the ship, and become an annoyance--Bargain between the Author and one of them--Themorangha's interference--Arrival of a canoe with potatoes--Singular ceremony in the purchase of an article--Mr. Kendall arrives on board from the settlement -- His complaint of Duaterra -- Excursion on shore, and incidents connected with it--The Author leaves the vessel to sojourn at the settlement--Curious exchange between the Author and one of the natives-- Arrival of Tui from his brother's district--Cowittee, a native, visits the settlement--Accompanies the Author and Mr. Kendall on an excursion-- The Phormium Tenax, or flax-plant--Death and funeral preparations of a native--Remarks on the mourners--Mr. Kendall's complaint of Duaterra removed--Selfishness of some natives--Character of the people of Tippoonah--Divine service performed at the settlement--Petty thefts on board the vessel--Dangerous quarrel on shore . . . 114--148
CHAP. VI.
Duaterra taken suddenly ill--Visited by the Author and the Missionaries--Sorrowful appearance of
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his family--The Author visits him again, and finds him in a dangerous state--Interview between the Author and the first mate of the ship Jefferson --The Author and Mr. Kendall accompany him on board his ship--The Captain complains of Tarra and Tupee--Improper behaviour of his sailors towards the natives -- Directions about dealing with savages--The distribution of presents injurious--Tarra forbids all intercourse with the Jefferson--Stricture on the conduct of European sailors--Capricious inhumanity--The Author repeats his visits to Duaterra, and is ultimately denied admittance--Rigorous observance of the taboo -- Singular notion respecting the Etua-- Mr. Marsden comes to see Duaterra, and is admitted--The Author again refused access to him--Delivery of Mrs. King, the wife of one of the Missionaries, and remarks upon it by a native--Transfer of three fugitive convicts to the vessel-- Sympathy of Mrs. Goshore--A tabooed glutton-- Operation of hair-cutting connected with a religious superstition -- The ship returns with her cargo from the Cowa-cowa--Mr. Marsden opposed in visiting Duaterra--Gains admittance by a threat -- Gunnah exclaims against the taboo-- Hopeless state of Duaterra--Superstitious scruples . . . . 149--183
CHAP. VII.
Duaterra still lingers under his illness -- Affecting situation of his head wife and the rest of his family
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--Escape and recapture of a convict--The Author meets with an accident--Purchase of ground for the missionaries, and curious deed of agreement between the parties--Departure of the vessel from the Bay of Islands on her return to Port Jackson-- List of New Zealanders going as passengers-- Parting scene between them and their friends-- Reflections on taking leave of the missionaries-- Further particulars respecting them--Mr. Marsden and the Author go on shore at the North Cape-- Interesting view in that part of the Island--Jem the Otaheitan, and the son of a New Zealand chief, get on board to proceed to the colony-- The vessel sails from the North Cape--Alarm of Themorangha--Incidents on board--Jem's account of the people of the East Cape--The ship arrives at Port Stephen's in New South Wales-- Interview there between two of the original natives and the New Zealanders--Return to Port Jackson, and end of the Narrative . . . 184--225
Supplementary Observations.
CHAP. VIII.
Of the first discovery of New Zealand--Its situation, extent and soil--General face of the country-- Hills and mountains--Climate contrasted with that of New South Wales--Particulars of each--Vegetable productions--Fossils and minerals--Quadrupeds, birds and insects--Fish, abundant and of various species . . . 226--260
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CHAP. IX.
Inquiry into the origin of the New Zealanders-- Contrast between them and the original natives of New Holland and America--Their similarity to some of the nations in the Indian Archipelago-- Their identity with the native of the other islands in the Pacific Ocean--Particulars respecting the Malays, and their form of government analogous to that of New Zealand--Illustrative evidence, shewing the New Zealanders to be of Asiatic descent . . . 261--295
CHAP. X.
Reflections on the population of New Zealand-- Causes that tend to diminish it or prevent its increase--General remarks on the character of the natives--Further particulars as to the expediency of colonizing the island--Conclusion . . . 296--325
VOCABULARY.....327
APPENDIX.
No. I. Extract from Collins's History of New South Wales, being an Account of two New Zealanders left in Doubtless Bay, drawn up by the late Governor King . . . 353
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No. II. Extract from Turnbull's Voyage round the World, between the years 1801 and 1804 . . . 367
No. III. Memoirs of Duaterra, a New Zealand chief, given by Mr. Marsden in a letter addressed to the Reverend J. Pratt, Secretary to the Church Missionary Society . . . 380
