Excerpt from Polynesian Researches, Vol. 1 of 2: During a Residence of Nearly Six Years in the South; Including Description of the Natural History and Scenery of the Islands With Remarks on the History, Mythology, Traditions, Government, Arts, Manners, and Customs of the Inhabitants Act of Parliament for the protection of the South Sea islanders - Arrival of the Royal Admiral - Landing ofthe missionaries - Departure of Mr. Broom hall - Notice of his subsequent history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.