At the back of the world

by George Pugh; Jennie Pugh

The spelling of place names has also been retained as published, however, Cookstown is possibly meant to be Cooktown; Tristan d’Acunha, Tristan da Cunha; Wainmomata, Wainuiomata; Seatown, Seatoun; Haraka Bay, Karaka Bay; Lower Hut, Lower Hutt; Sea of Marmora, Sea of Marmara; Mitylene, Mytilene; Monserrat, Montserrat; Eucador, Ecuador; Matacama, Mayacama; Infiernello bridge, Infiernillo bridge; Sacremonta Railway, Sacramento Railway; San Bartolome, Bartolomé; Smythe’s Straits, Smyth’s Strait; Ecclestone, Eccleston; McQuarrie and Macquarry, Macquarie; Sidney, Sydney; Southlands, Southland; Ducos Peninsular, Ducos Peninsula; Foveaux Straits, Foveaux Strait; San-Christobal, San Cristobal; Bourgainville, Bougainville.

Punctuation has been standardized; hyphenation retained as in the original publication.

The following appear to have been typographical errors and have been changed:

• Page 11
  which there is no excurse changed to
  which there is no [excuse]
• Page 13
  and in the tussel changed to
  and in the [tussle]
• Page 23
  just as the Almight changed to
  just as the [Almighty] Father placed
• Page 33
  climbing to the futtoch changed to
  climbing to the [futtock-shrouds]
• Page 43
  corpusant lights were seen changed to
  [corposant] lights were seen
• Page 48
  chief named Te Aroa changed to
  chief named Te [Araroa]
• Page 52
  mollyhawks screeched through the rigging changed to
  [mollymawks] screeched through the rigging
• Page 55
  said at the beginning, Scandanavians changed to
  said at the beginning, [Scandinavians]
• Page 70
  of the s.s. “Bogata,” of the Pacific Navigation changed to
  of the s.s. “[Bogota],” of the Pacific Navigation
• Page 93
  took my sheath knife an changed to
  took my sheath knife [and]
• Page 102
  some cooking utnesils changed to
  some cooking [utensils]
• Page 105
  One of them, called Yunkque changed to
  One of them, called [Yunque]
• Page 106
  flemish-eyes, splices, seezings changed to
  flemish-eyes, splices, [seizings]
• Page 123
  I ever met with were the lima changed to
  I ever met with were the [llama]
• Page 124
  the stone of the Incas, a marcusite changed to
  the stone of the Incas, a [marcasite]
• Page 125
  “miradores” or carved wooden balconies changed to
  “[miradors]” or carved wooden balconies
• Page 125
  revelry for three days and the “miradores” changed to
  revelry for three days and the “[miradors]”
• Page 129
  contractor was Henry Meiggs, of Calfornia changed to
  contractor was Henry Meiggs, of [California]
• Page 132
  horrible squarking noise changed to
  horrible [squawking] noise
• Page 133
  With screeching and squarking changed to
  With screeching and [squawking]
• Page 160
  meeting one of the Gambeta Indian changed to
  meeting one of the [Gambetta] Indian
• Page 183
  then fitted up for a jury mast changed to
  then fitted up for a [jurymast]
• Page 190
  growing in the Titree scrub changed to
  growing in the [Ti tree] scrub
• Page 193
  Titree scrub that was too thick changed to
  [Ti tree] scrub that was too thick
• Page 203
  stringy bark, tie tree and various changed to
  stringy bark, [ti tree] and various
• Page 210
  wild horses, kangaroos and wallabys changed to
  wild horses, kangaroos and [wallabies]
• Page 211
  of the mammalia which possess changed to
  of the [Mammalia] which possess
• Page 246
  roll the two lower topasils changed to
  roll the two lower [topsails]
• Page 247
  contiuually going to keep her changed to
  [continually] going to keep her
• Page 249
  pitchpine lower mast was put changed to
  [pitch pine] lower mast was put
• Page 272
  on these were erected either corrurugated changed to
  on these were erected either [corrugated]
• Page 307
  corrobberee—by-en-by white fellow changed to
  [corrobboree]—by-en-by white fellow
• Page 308
  of sweet potatoes, tara, bananas, sago changed to
  of sweet potatoes, [taro], bananas, sago