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 Rh lying on the ground, from which it would appear that the place had recently been visited by Europeans.

I landed, the next morning, with a theodolite, in order to obtain some bearings from the summit of the hill over the beach, but my intention was frustrated by a visit from the natives, five of whom made their appearance upon the hills as the boat arrived at the shore. The party consisted of three men and two boys: one of the men carried a spear, another had a boomerang, of a smaller size, but otherwise similar to that which the Port Jackson natives use; and the