Sunday, June 22nd

The same lovely weather. Boat came over early with all the male population of the Island. Mr Jacobs preached—poor sermon. Found on reaching home, the fence finished to the top of the hill, and the bedroom on one side lined in. Boards becoming scarce. Two splendid kauri battens, 3 inches by 8 inches by 18 inches, have been washed on shore during this week and a very good fifteen foot scantling. They found also four very good barrels on the beach today. We tried the haliotis this evening boiled—it tastes like a huge limpet, not at all good.

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