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- # CHAPTER XLIX. SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas](arke:01KG8AJ7VM7B8YZ2568YF8PQ5J) by Herman Melville, extracted from the source file [omoo.txt](arke:01KG89J1H7Y803CZ7X80F0QFHZ). It is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It is preceded by [CHAPTER XLVIII. TAHITI AS IT IS](arke:01KG8AJK7HBXCCD7MHEN55KXEQ) and followed by [CHAPTER L. SOMETHING HAPPENS TO LONG GHOST](arke:01KG8AJM0KYD1XFYBSE8KWR8CP).
## Context
This chapter is part of Melville's semi-autobiographical account of his experiences in the South Seas. The novel, extracted from the file [omoo.txt](arke:01KG89J1H7Y803CZ7X80F0QFHZ), is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Contents
This chapter continues the discussion of Tahiti, focusing on the social and economic conditions of the native population. It contains two chunks of text. The first chunk discusses the decline of native industries and the lack of new occupations, leading to a "wretched and destitute mode of life" among the common people. It mentions failed attempts to introduce cotton cultivation and weaving factories. The second chunk discusses the impact of foreign diseases on the Tahitian population, referencing Captain Cook's estimate of the population in 1777 and a census taken four or five years prior to the writing, which showed a drastic decrease. It also includes a quote from Pomaree II lamenting the decline of his people and a Tahitian prophecy about the end of man on the island.
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