These pages are inverted in the volume and should be read from 153v-150*r.
A daily, narrative account of activity at Hawaii from 28 April until 7 May 1792, just a few days before Gooch was killed.
The entries contain many ethnographic observations, and include a list of translated [Polynesian] words [RGO 14/62: 153v]; an account of their reception by the chief who enquired after King George’s health and presented a child he had named after him [RGO 14/62: 153v]; news of Captain Vancouver [RGO 14/62: 153r]; details of the war in progress between the four chiefs and of an announcement on 30 April that peace had been declared and trade taboos lifted [RGO 14/62: 153r-152v]; an account of an exchange of gifts with the chief on board the ship [RGO 14/62: 152v]; references to the killing of sharks; and descriptions of the appearance and hairstyles of the islanders [RGO 14/62: 151v].