Captain Cruise's Observations : Episode 27

The HMS Dromedary enters the Bay of Islands in Feb 1820. On board is Captain R.A.Cruise, commander of the military contigent that overseas the convicts. The ship spends 10 months in NZ water. Captain Cruise keeps a journal. This episode covers a number of truly fascinating observations by Captain Cruise of Maori life that I was unfamilar with, so I thought I'd share them. Below are the topics covered and their position in the timeline: Intoduction 00:00 GREETING AND FAREWELLING 2:58 HONGI HIKA'S MANNER 4:16 SLEEPING 5:23 HONESTY 6:46 NO GRASS 7:19 EXECUTIONS 7:58 PRESERVING HEADS 8:49 TREATMENT OF EUROPEANS 10:02 TATTOOING 11:58 SHIPS AND FEMALES 13:31 SHIP WIVES 15:33 BALDNESS 17:04 PHYSIQUE/OBESITY 17:30 FAITHFULNESS TO PARTNER 18:34 COOKING 19:12 CANABILISM 20:00 INFANTICIDE 21:39 POLYGAMY 22:50 SUICIDE 23:27 GIFT GIVING 24:36 BARTERING 25:28 HAIR CUT 26:25 FISHING NETS 27:06 Link to Captain Cruises complete journal: http://www.enzb.auckland.ac.nz/docume...