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Page 66
The same wind and rainy weather continued all day and all through the night . 17th day : —Vehiatua's mother came , and urged us to pave the ground round the edge of the portable house to protect it from the damp ; but on our wishing to ...
The same wind and rainy weather continued all day and all through the night . 17th day : —Vehiatua's mother came , and urged us to pave the ground round the edge of the portable house to protect it from the damp ; but on our wishing to ...
Page 118
Towards noon the rain diminished and the river had begun to fall ; but the wind continued . In the evening the arii of the district of Afaiti ( whose brother used to live in the island of Matea % ) arrived with news to the effect that ...
Towards noon the rain diminished and the river had begun to fall ; but the wind continued . In the evening the arii of the district of Afaiti ( whose brother used to live in the island of Matea % ) arrived with news to the effect that ...
Page 186
I noticed that no fire was yet lit , nor did anyone go a - fishing except to supply some very urgent requirement ; and then only in the most secret manner , in order not to be observed . The beating of drums continued in the maraes .
I noticed that no fire was yet lit , nor did anyone go a - fishing except to supply some very urgent requirement ; and then only in the most secret manner , in order not to be observed . The beating of drums continued in the maraes .
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Contents
and the MYSTIC BOWL of MARAE TAPUTAPUATEA xxxivxli | xxxiv |
The MYSTIC BOWL of MARAE TAPUTAPUATEA to face page | xxxvi |
Description of the PLATES and CHART xlixlix | xli |
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| Title | Works, Volume 43 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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