ld be seen. That it was fairly populated was evident
from the smoke rising through the trees, more especially in the valleys
leading into Poverty Bay as he named it, because they were unable to get
anything but a small quantity of wood.

At Hawke's Bay, whilst trading was going on, a large war canoe came up,
and the occupants received some presents. Cook noticed a man wearing a
cloak of some black skin, and offered a piece of red cloth for it. The
owner took it off, but would not part with it till he received the cloth,
and then his boat was pushed off from the ship, and Cook lost both his
cloak and his cloth. Soon after a determined attempt was made to steal
Tupia's boy, Tayeto, who was handing some things down to a canoe; the
Maoris had to be fired on, and in the consequent confusion the boy jumped
into the water and swam to the ship. The point off which this occurred
was named Cape Kidnapper. As there was no appearance of a harbour, Cook
altered his course to the north at Cape Turnagain, 40 degrees 34 minutes
South, to see if he could not do better in the other direction.

All the canoes seen along this coast were well made, far in advance of
anything they had seen before, and the grotesque carving and ornamental
work was admirably executed. The dresses warn were usually two
cloak-shaped garments, one warn round the shoulders, the other round the
loins, and were made of a substance like hemp, some being very fine.
Banks had purchased something like them at Rio de Janeiro, for which he
gave thirty-six shillings, thinking it cheap, but these were as fine, if
not finer, in texture. Dogs, which were used as food, and rats were the
only quadrupeds seen. Whilst Banks and Solander were collecting, they
discovered a large natural arch, which the former describes as the most
magnificent surprise he had ever met with. It was sketched by Parkinson,
and is engraved in the History. Cook also made a pen-and-ink sketch of
it, which is in the British Museum.

COOK'S WASHING STOLEN.

On 31st October they rounded East Cape, and following the coast, which
trended more to the west, they saw a great number of villages and patches
of cultivation, some of the last looking as if freshly ploughed. The
whole aspect of the country was changing for the better, but the
inhabitants did not seem more peaceably inclined. Five canoes came out to
the ship fully armed, and apparently bent on mischief. Cook was very
busy, and did not want them on bo