James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 227

New Zealand

Pricked or broken line, from Cape Maria Van Diemen up as high as the Latde. of 36:15 we seldom were nearer the Shore than from 5 to 8 Leagues & therefore the line of the Sea Coast may in some places be erroneous. from the above Latde. to nearly the Length of Entry Island we run along & near the Shore all the way & no circumstance accurd that made me liable to commit any Material error. Excepting Cape Teerawhitte we never came near the Shore between Entry Island & Cape Pallisser & therefore this part of the coast may be found to differ something from the truth. in Short I believe that this Island will never be found to differ Materially from the figure I have given it, & that the Coast affords few or no Harbours but what are either taken notice of in the Journal or in some Measure pointed out in the Chart, but I cannot say so much for Tovy Poenammu the Season of the Year & Circumstance of the Voyage would not permit me to spend so much time about this Island as I had done at the other & the blowing wear. we frequently met with made it both dangerous & difficult to keep upon the Coast, however I shall point out the place that may be Erroneous in this as I have done in the other.
from Queen Charlottes sound to Cape Campbell & as far to the SW as the Latde. 49 will be found to be pretty Accurate, between this Latde. & the Latde.44:20 the coast is very Doubtfully laid down, a part of which we hardly if att all saw, from this last mentioned Latde. to Cape Saunders we were generally at too great a distance to be Particular & the wear. at the Same time was unfavourable. the Coast as it is laid down from Cape Saunders to Cape So & even to Cape Wt  is no doubt in many places very erroneous as we hardly were ever able to keep near the Shore & were sometimes blown off alltogether. from the Wt. Cape down to Cape Farewell & even to Queen Charlotte's sound will in most places be found to differ not much from the truth.
Face of the Country Soil & Produce [in margin]
mention is likewise made in the Chart of the appearance or aspect of the face of the Country with respect to Tovy Poenammu it is for the most part very Mountainous & to all appearance a barren Country. the People in Queen Charlottes sound those that came off to us from under the Snowy Mountain & the fire we saw to the SW of Cape Saunders were all the inhabitants or Signs of inhabitants we saw upon the whole Island, but most part of the Sea Coast of Aeheinomouwe except the SW side is well inhabited & altho' it is a hilly Mountainous Country yet the very Hills & Mountains are many of them cover'd with wood & the Soil of the plains & Valleys appear'd to be very rich & fertile & such as we had an opporty. to examine we found to be so, & not very much incumber'd with woods it was