Extracts from Capt Blighs Journal', 9 April 1792 - 20 February 1793 (Series 50.33) - No. 0002

April 15	Natives employd in making covers of matted cocoa nut leaves to shade the Plants they are similar to those used for the covering of their houses
17	began to collect Bread fruit Plants had 32 in Pots at sunset
18	115 Plants Collected a smart Rain favourable to the Plants
19	264 Pots in all	149 this day
20	375 d.º	111 this day
21	571 d.º	196 this day
22	736 d.º	166 this day
23	737 d.º	80 this day
24	912 d.º	95 this day
25	983 d.º	71 this day
26	1082 ditto	99 this day
27	1086 dº	4 this day. Plantains Rattahs Vaës today
29	1194 Pots & 4 Tubs of all kinds of Plants Carpenters began to make Births[berths] for Plants on the Quarter Deck & Coopers to make tubs for d.o
May 6	Plants look very 154 have required changing the number is 1090 Pots 17 Tubs 26 Boxes which contain besides Bread fruit 25 Vaës, 25 Rattahs 25 Ay-ahs 12 Ona'hs 9 Peäs 6 Ettows 6 Mattes
14	Plants look very well few will require changing
26	Receivd some Breadfruit from Tianaboo said to be of a Superior Quality some small Bread fruit trees are Planted in half Hogsheads under an opinion that they will stand the voyage better than those in Pots
June 4	Plants this day have a Fine appearance Everyone seems to have firmly taken Root
7	Some of the Plants are attackd by a kind of weevil which Enters the Bark all these were orderd to

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