“ o u r v ifito rs , p a r t icu la r ly T o o -g e e , (fay s C ap tain K in g ,) I am inc lined
“ to th in k that h o r r ib le b an que t is g en e ra l th ro u g h b o th iflan d s .”
T o o -g e e d efcr ibed a la rge fre fh -w a te r r iv e r on the w e f t fid e o f
E a -h e i-n o -m a u e ; b u t h e faid it w a s a bar r iv e r , and n o t n av igab le
fo r la rge r vetfels than th e w a r canoes. T h e r iv e r , and th e d id r ie l
around it, is called C h o -k e -h a n -g a . T h e ch ie f, w h o fe nam e is
T o -k o -h a , liv e s ab ou t h a l f -w a y u p on th e n o r th fide o f th e r iv e r .
T h e c o u n t ry h e ftated to be co v e red w i th p in e -tre e s o f an im m en fc
fize . C ap tain K in g fa y s , th a t h e made T o o -g e e o b fe rv e , th a t C ap ta in
C o o k did n o t in his v o y a g e n o tic e a n y r iv e r on th e w e f t fid e, a lth o u g h
h e coafted a lon g v e r y near th e fhore. O n this T o o -g e e a lk e d w ith m u ch
earneftnefs, i f C ap ta in C o o k had feen an ifland co v e red w i th birds.
G a n n e t Ifland b e in g p o in ted o u t, h e im m ed ia te ly fix e d on A lb a tro fs
P o in t as th e fitu ation o f the r iv e r , w h ic h C ap tain C o o k ’s a c co u n t
feems to fa v o u r , w h o fa y s , £ O n th e n o r th fid e o f this p o in t (A lb a tro fs )
‘ th e Ihore fo rm s a b a y , in w h ic h the re appears to be an ch ora g e and
I Ihelter fo r fh ip p in g .’ G o v e rn o r K in g on this fu b je d remarks as fo llow
s : “ T h e probable fitu a tion o f th is r iv e r ( i f th e re b e on e ) b e in g
“ thus fa r afe ertained, leads me to fu p p o fe , th a t th e d i f t r id o f
“ T ’S o u d u c k e y ex ten d s from C ap e R u n aw a y on th e eaft fid e , to C a p e
“ E gm o n t on the w e f t , and is boun d ed b y C o o k ’ s S trait on th e fo u th
ct fid e, w h ic h is n e a r ly one h a l f o f th e n o r th e rn ifland. O f th e r iv e r
“ T h am e s I could n o t o bta in a n y fa t is fa d o r y a c c o u n t ; b u t I h a v e
“ grea t rea fon to fu p p o fe , th a t th e r iv e r h e has mark ed in th e d i f t r id
« o f W o n g a - ro -a h is the T h am e s . T o o -g e e ’ s refidence appears to b e
“ on th e n o r th fid e o f the B a y o f Ifland s, in the d i f t r id called b y h im
“ H o -d o -d o , w h ic h h e fa y s contains ab ou t a th ou fan d fig h t in g m en ,
“ and is fu b je d to th e fo llo w in g c h ie f s ; i. e. T e -w y - t e -w y e , W y -
“ to -ah , M o o -d e -w y e , W a -w a y , ; T o -m o - c o -m o - c o , P o c k -a - ro o , and
“ T e e -k o o - ra , th e latter o f w h om i s : th e p r in c ip a l c h ie f ’ s fo n . T h e
« fubo rd ina te d ift in d io n s o f p e rfons a t N ew Z e a lan d are as f o l lo w :
“ [W e are to ld ,; th a t th e in fe r io r clafies are p e r f e d ly fubo rd ina te to
“ th e ir fu p e r io r s ; and fu ch I fu p p o fe to be th e cafe b y th e grea t de-
“ fe rence a lw a y s p aid b y T o o -g e e to H o o -d o o .]
. “ E tan g -a -ted a E ti-k e t-ti-ca , a p r in c ip a l ch ie f, o r man in v e r y grea t
■ a u th o r ity . H is fu p e r io r con feq u en c e is fign ified b y a rep e tition
“ o f th e w o rd efi-ket-ti-ca. T h is title appears h e r e d it a r y .;
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