and Hina : Tairi, Fatou and Ruanua. Then the god Eoo, seizing
what was contained within his mother's bosom, and coming out
through her side, there issued forth irritation, anger, fury and appeased
anger.
The following legend has been manufactured to explain how death
came into the world. Hina, who is here represented as the goddess
of the moon, said to Fatou, who is supposed to be the genius of the
earth, " Cause men to revive after death." " No," replied Fatou, " I
shall not cause him to revive. May the earth perish, may vegetation
die like men whom it nourishes, may the ground pass away that pro-
duces it, may the earth be destroyed, may it end never to be repro-
duced again." Hina rejoined, "that is sufficient, do as you please ;
as for me I shall cause the moon to be renewed, and that which
belongs to Hina will continue to exist." That which belonged to
Fatou perished, and men were bound to die.
Papeiti, the capital of Tahiti, is situated at the end of a semi-
circular bay and contains, including the surrounding country, a
population of 2861 souls, of whom 800 are Europeans, whose
dwellings are ranged along the beach. The hill-sides are shaded by
palms, orange, bread-fruit and cocoa-nut trees. The streets have
received French names of Parisian renown. The Rue de Rivoli
presents good shops well supplied with merchandise, and here are
also found two hotels, a few liquor dens, and coffee-houses. The
Rue de Pologne is lined with a row of Chinese shops and tea-houses.
The principal public buildings are the governor's residence, the
court-house, the Catholic cathedral and a Protestant church.
Authobities.
Polynesian Eesearches. By William Ellis. 1829.
