I have mentioned above that the single Canoes have out riggers for those that go double that is two together, which is very common, have no need of any.   and it is done in this manner    two Canoes are placed in a parallel direction to each other about three or four feet asunder, securing them together by small logs of wood laid aCross and lashed to each of their gunels   thus the one boat supports the other and are not in the least danger of over seting and I beleive that it is in this manner that all their Large Proes are use'd   some of which will carry a great number of men by means of a platform made of bamboos or other light wood the whole length of the Proes and considerably broader    but I never saw but one fited in this manner upon the whole Island    Upon the fore part of all these large double Proes was placed an oblong platform about 10 or 12 feet in length and 6 or 8 in breadth, and supported about 4 feet above the Gunels by stout carved pillors     the use of these platforms as we were told are for the Club men to stand and fight upon in time of battle for the large Canoes from what I could learn are built mostly if not wholy for war and their method of fighting is to graple one a nother and fight it out with Clubs, spears & Stones. I never saw but one of these sort of Canoes in the water   the rest were all hauld a shore and seem'd to be going to decay    neither were they very many of them upon the Island —

The Chiefs and better sort of people generaly go from one place of the Island to a nother in small double Canoes which carry a little moveable house, this not only screens them from the

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