plan for them. We took the bearings of the line put in a stake. Returned to the camp and had dinner about 6 P.M. some good songs from Symonds a happy evening after our days work and patience in listening to their speeches which viewed in the whole were most favourable and on our part I believe that our intentions and replys were equally favourable clear and tended to convey a good impression to the natives. They are not however an hospitable people on this score I gave them a good lecture and sent to another place for food for our party as this I was certain would have a better effect than bartering and begging for what I intended to pay them liberally. Saturday, May 16, 1846. Mr. Symonds Nixon and servant went down the river with Mawai whilst Messrs. Cameron and White some natives and myself went out to see the native plantations on the ridges behind the Pa at a place they call Ngature we returned to our camp about 1/2 past 2 dined and got ready to sail down the river to engage men and buy in supplys for our party we had a strong breeze against us down the river but with hard pulling fearing from the awful lightning