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“Sunday, October 27.—Fine weather throughout. People employed shooting in the bush, one boat’s crew at the river.

“Monday, October 28.—Fine weather throughout. At 9 a.m. the captain went out fishing and returned at 6 p.m. with the boat’s crew from the river, who brought a good supply of pigeons; carpenter employed as yesterday.

“Tuesday, October 29.—Fine weather throughout. One boat out fishing, but returned shortly, the wind being too strong; carpenter employed as yesterday.

“Wednesday, October 30.—Strong winds throughout, from S.W. At 10 a.m. one boat’s crew went to the river; carpenter employed as yesterday.

“Thursday, October 31.—Fine weather throughout. At 10 a.m. the boat’s crew heard the report of guns up the river, and found it to be two Maoris from Bloody Jack, who was in Oashore Bay, with fifteen boats. At 11 a.m. walked up the hill to Maori Harbor, where the boat was hauled up, when were greatly surprised at seeing about one hundred natives, who came with the intention of killing the boy Jacky, which they did in the most barbarous manner, when having got to Maori Harbor, they refused us our boat, we then walked over the hill to the next bay, where they kept us as prisoners; carpenter employed as yesterday.

“Friday, November 1.—Fine weather throughout. The river party still as prisoners, being in great suspense, not knowing whether they were to live or die, still kept as prisoners; carpenter employed as yesterday.

“Saturday, November 2.—Fine weather throughout. This day the river party were escorted to Peracy Bay by fifteen of Bloody Jack’s boats who came ashore at 10 a m. and hauled their boats up, on their first landing, they discovered the other boy