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Decr. 1769.  Cavalle Isles

come under the stern & after having bought of them some of their cloths  which they sold very fairly  began to enquire about the countrey  They told him that at the distance of three days rowing in their canoes at a place calld Moorewhennua the land would take a short turn to the southward & from thence extend no more to the West  This place we concluded must be Cape Maria Van Diemen & finding these people so intelligent desird him to enquire if they knew of any Countries besides this or ever went to any  they said no but that their ancestors had told them to the NW by N. or NNW. was a large countrey to which some people had saild in a very large canoe  which voyage passage took them up a month  from this expedition a part only returnd who told their countreymen that they had seen a countrey where the people eat hogs  for which animal they usd the same name (Booah) as is usd in the Islands  & have you no hoggs among you said Tupia  no  & did your ancestors bring none back with them  no  you must be a parcel of Liars then  said he  & your story a

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