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T h e N ew Z ea lan d e rs men tion ed in th e p re c ed in g a c coun t o f th e
F la x M a n u fa c to r y at N o r fo lk Ifland , rem a in ed , as has been alr
e a d y {hew n , f ix months at that fe ttlem en t. A s th e y refided at
th e L ieu ten an t -g o v e rn o r ’ s, and u n d e r h is con ftan t o b fe rv a tion ,
fam e in fo rm ation refpeCting N E W Z E A L A N D , and its inhab itants,
w a s p rocured , w h ic h was o b lig in g ly com m un ica ted b y G overnor
K ing, in fubftance as fo llow s :
H o o -d o o G o - c o - ty T o -w a -m a -h ow - e y is ab ou t tw e n ty - fo u r y e a rs o f
a g e ; fiv e fe e t e ig h t in che s h ig h ; o f an athle tic mak e ; h is fea tures
lik e tho fe o f an E u ro p e an , and v e r y in te re ftin g. H e is o f th e d ift r ift
o f T e e r -'a -w itte , w h ic h , b y th e ch a r t o f T o o -g e e the, o th e r N e w Z e a land
e r, is a d ift r lft o f th e fame n am e , b u t does n o t lie fo far to th e
fo u thw a rd as th e p a r t o f E a -h e i-n o -m aw e , called T e e r -a -w it te b y C ap ta
in C o o k ; fo r w e are certain th a t T o o -g e e ’ s refid ence is ab out th e
B a y o f Ifiands ; and th e y bo th agree th a t th e d iftance be tw e en th e ir
dw e llin g s is d n ly tw o d a y s jo u r n e y b y lan d , and one d a y b y w a t e r * .
T h a t part called b y C ap ta in C o o k . T e e r -a -w it te i s 'a t a v e r y confider-f
ab le d iftan ce from th e B a y o f Iflands. y ■ : ,
H o o -d o o is n e a r ly related to P o -v o - r e e k , w h o i s th e p r in c ip a l c h ie f
o f T e e r -a -w itte .' H e had tw o w iv e s and od e ch ild , about w h o fe fa fe ty
h e feemed v e r y ap p reh enfiv e ; and almoft. e v e r y e v en in g at th e clo fe o f
th e day* h e , as w e l l as T o o -g e e , lamented th e ir reparation in a fort o f
h a lf- c r y in g and h a lf- fin g in g , e xp re ffiv e o f g r ie f, -arid w h ic h w a s a t
time s v e r y a ffe cting .
T o o -g e e T e - te r - re -n u -e W a r r i-p e -d o is o f th e fame ag e as H o o d
o o ; but. about thre e inches fh o r te r ; h e is flo u t an d w e ll mad e , an d
lik e H o o -d o o o f an o liv e c om p le x io n , w i th ftro n g b la ck hair . B o th
are ta ttow ed on th e hips. T o o -g e e ’ s features are ra the r han d fom e and
* Since the return of the Fancy from New Zealand, it appears that Too-gee’s refidence
is at Doubtlefs Bay, in which -place the Fancy anchored, and. Too-gee with his wife went
on board} but he find that he would not return to Norfolk Illand until Lieutenant-governor
King came to fetch him. Two lads, at Too-gee’s, recommendation, were going
thither *, but as they became fea-fick were fet on" (bore again. Hoo-doo’s refidence m u ft
be between the Bay of Iflands and Doubtlefs Bay, according to the information given by
Too-gee to the mafter of the Fancy* .i
n te r e ftin g m9