PRINCIPAL EVENTS.

1817.

Mr. Ellis, Mr. Williams, and six other new
missionaries, arrived in Eimeo.
One missionary returned to Tahiti after nine
years' absence of the whole company. 1817.
The Gospel of Luke (the only book of the

Bible then translated) was printed in
Eimeo.
The first meeting of the Tahitian Missionary
Society was held.

The Missionarles in Eimeo dispersed, and
settled in different islands.

Pomare II. was baptized.

1818.

1818. May.

1818.

1819. May.

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to the chief of Tahaa.

The parliament of Tahiti first met.

Pomare III. was crowned.

He died, and Aimata became queen.

Queen Pomare Vahine married the second

time.

A rebellion and civil war arose.
Temperance Societies were first established.

1820. June.

1821. December.

1822. December.

1824. February.

1824. April.

1827. January.

1832. December.

1833.

1833. August.

A revival of religion took place in several stations in Tahiti, and a reformation in all. 1835. The whole Bible was printed in the Tahitian language.

THE missionaries have given English names to most of the stations. The native name is generally the name of the district.

*Ma-ta-vai, or Waugh Town.

TAHITI.

Pa-pa-o, Hankey City in Pa-re.

Pa-pe-e-te, Wilks' Harbour.

Bu-na-a-u-ai, Burder's Point in
Atehuru.

Pa-pa-ra, Haweis Town.

Here the missionaries first landed, and here was the principal harbour.

Here the Royal Mission Chapel was built, Pomare II. was buried, and the royal family resided chiefly after the establishment of Christianity.

This is now the principal harbour.

Here the war took place between the christian and heathen natives in 1815. Here Mr. Bicknell and Mr. Tessier died.

Here the rebel chiefs resided near Mr. Orsmond in 1833.

Ma-ta-o-ai, Bogue Town.
Te-i-a-re-i, Roby Town.

EIMEO.

Pa-pe-to-ai, Blest-Town.

A-fa-re-ai tu, Griffin's Town.

Here the missionaries resided
several years after they fled
from Tahiti. The South Sea
Academy has been removed
to this spot.

Here Mr. Ellis printed the
Gospel of Luke.

The vowels are pronounced in the following manner.

a is pronounced like the French a.

e

i

u

ai

French e.

French i.

English diphthong oo.
English i.

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF TAHITI, AND THE NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS.

THERE are two clusters of islands.

Those to the east (or the Windward Islands) are called the Georgian Islands.

Those to the west (or the Leeward) are called the Society Islands.

Climate. The heat is as great all the year round, as in the hot days of July in England. The thermometer varies in the shade, at noon, from seventyeight to eighty-four degrees. There are, however, always refreshing sea-breezes.

The rainy season generally occurs in January, February, and March: but there are heavy showers at all seasons, and sometimes there are terrible hurricanes, which destroy both trees and houses.

TAHITI.

Tahiti is divided into two parts.

The smallest part is called Tai-a-ra-bu.

The narrow piece of land (or the isthmus) which joins these two parts, is only one mile and a half