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212.
Some account of New Zealand

they always told us, Whose name is Teratu & who lives far up in the countrey  
V.P. 220 11 [See note on P.224]
it is much to be lamented that we could not get no farther knowledge of this cheif or king than only his name
[Margin note] King
his dominions are certainly for an Indian Monarch most extensive  he was acknowledgd for a lengh of coast of upwards of     Leagues & yet we do not know the Eastern limits of his dominions   we are sure however that they contain the greatest share of the rich part of the Northermost Island & that far the greatest number of people upon it are his subjects. Subordinate to him are lesser cheifs who seem to have Obedience & respect paid them by the tribes to whoom they belong & probably administer Justice to them tho we never saw an instance of it except in the case of theft on board the ship  when upon our complaint the offender receivd kicks & blows from the cheif to with whoom he belonged came onboard  these cheifs were generaly old men  whether they had the office of cheif by birth or on account of their age we never learnt  But in the other parts where Teratu was not acknowledg'd we plainly learnt that the cheifs whoom they obeyd  of which every tribe had some  receivd their dignity by inheritance 
 

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