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Page 65
... he began to suspect we wanted to punish him with the lash , and for this reason he slunk away from our presence , and at supper - time made himself scarce altogether . We applied to Vehiatua's mother to order one of her people to go ...
... he began to suspect we wanted to punish him with the lash , and for this reason he slunk away from our presence , and at supper - time made himself scarce altogether . We applied to Vehiatua's mother to order one of her people to go ...
Page 78
We took as much as we wanted and returned home a little before sundown . We had no rain this day , and the wind. 1 Aturi is an indigenous pot - herbin Tahiti and the Society Islands generally , and was identified by Dr Solander in the ...
We took as much as we wanted and returned home a little before sundown . We had no rain this day , and the wind. 1 Aturi is an indigenous pot - herbin Tahiti and the Society Islands generally , and was identified by Dr Solander in the ...
Page 79
I went out in quest of fish and brought back as much scad as I wanted . After dinner , at one o'clock , I asked for leave to go to a neighbouring piece of ground , which was granted until mid - afternoon , when I returned with some very ...
I went out in quest of fish and brought back as much scad as I wanted . After dinner , at one o'clock , I asked for leave to go to a neighbouring piece of ground , which was granted until mid - afternoon , when I returned with some very ...
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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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