About the inhabitants of the Nomuka islands (in the Ha'apai island group of present-day Tonga), he wrote that their languages, vehicles, weapons, furniture, clothes, tattoos, style of beard, in short all of their being matched perfectly with what he had already seen while studying tribes on Tongatapu.
Despre locuitorii insulelor Nomuka (din grupul de insule Ha'apai ale Tongăi actuale), scria că limbile, vehiculele, armele, hainele, tatuajele, portul bărbii, pe scurt, tot ce le definea cultura se potriveau perfect cu ceea ce văzuse deja studiind triburile de pe Tongatapu.