w a s alfo v e r y com m u n ica tiv e re fp ed ting h is ow n co u n t ry . P e r c e iv in g
h e w a s no t th o ro u g h ly u n d e r lto o d , h e delineated a {ketch o f N ew
Z e a lan d w i th ch a lk on th e flo o r o f a ro om fet apart fo r that p u rp o fe .
F rom a com pa r ifon w h ic h G o v e rn o r K in g mad e w ith Captain C o o k ’ s
p lan o f tho fe ifland s, a fufiScient fim ilitu d e to th e fo rm o f th e
n o r th e rn ill and w a s d ifcov e rab le to ren d e r th is attem p t an objedt o f
c u r io f i t y ; and T o o -g e e w a s p erfuad ed to defcr ibe his, delinea tion on
paper. T h is b e in g d one w i th a p en c il, co r re c tion s and additions w e r e
o c c a fio n a lly made b y h im , in th e cou rfe o f different conv erfations ;
and th e names o f d ift r ifts and o th e r remarks w e r e w r itten from h is
in fo rm a t io n d u r in g th e f ix m on th s h e rem ain ed th e re . A c c o r d in g
to T o o -g e e ’ s ch a r t and in fo rm a tion , E a -h e i-n o -m a u e , the place o f h is
re fid en c e , and th e no r th e rn ifland o f N ew Z e a lan d , is d iv id ed in to
e ig h t diftridts g o v e rn ed b y th e ir refp ed tive ch ie fs, and others w h o are
fu b o rd in a te to them . T h e la rg e ft o f th o fe diftridts is T ’S o u d u c k e y ,
the inhab itants o f w h ic h are in a conftant fta te o f w a r fa re w i th the:
o th e r tr ibe s , in w h ic h th e y are fom e tim e s jo in e d b y th e p eo p le o f
M o o -d o o W h e n -u -a , T e t tu a W h o o -d o o , and W a n g a ro a ; b u t th e fe tr ib e s
are o ften e r u nited w i th th o fe o f C h o k e -h an -g a , T e e r -a -w it te , and H o -
d o -d o e ag a in ft T ’S o u d u c k e y (the b o u n d s o f w h ic h d iftridt G o v e rn o r
K in g in c lin e s to th in k is from ab ou t C a p ta in C o o k ’ s M o u n t E g in o n t ,
to C ap e R u n aw a y ) . T h e y are n o t, h ow e v e r , w i th o u t lo n g in te rva ls
o f pe ace , at w h ic h time s th e y v if it , and c a r r y o n a traffic fo r f la x and
the gre en ta lc -fto n e , o f w h ic h latter th e y m ak e a x e s and o rnaments.
T o o -g e e o b ftin a te ly d enied th a t th e w h o le o f th e N ew Z e a lan d e rs
w e r e canibals * ; it w a s no t w i th o u t m u ch d ifficu lty th a t h e cou ld
b e perfuad ed to en te r on th e fubjed t, o r to p a y th e leaft a ttention to
i t ; and w h e n e v e r an in q u ir y w a s mad e , h e expre ffed the g rea te ft
h o r ro r at th e idea. A few w e e k s afte r, h e w a s b ro u g h t to ow n , that
all th e inhab itants o f P o o -n am -m o o (;'. e. th e fou th e rn ifland) and
th o fe o f T ’S o u d u c k e y ate the enemies w h om th e y to o k in b a ttle ,
w h ic h H o o -d o o co rrobo ra ted , fo r his fa th e r w a s k illed and eaten b y
th e T ’S o u d u ck e y p e o p le . “ N o tw ith s ta n d in g th e g enera l p ro b ity o f
* During the Fancy’s flay in the river Thames, they had many and almolt daily proofs
o f Too-gee’ s want o f veracity on this head.
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