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303. Fortified Towns, or Pas, 303. Native Habitations, 303, 304. 

 Furniture, 304. Dress, 304. Diet, 304, 305. Taboo, 305. Funeral 

 Ceremonies, 305. Botany of the Islands, 305, 306. Pine Timber, 306. 

 Fern and Flax, 306. New Zealand Spinach, 306, 307. Agriculture, 

 307. Foreign Products, 307. Animals and Birds, 308. Exports and 

 Imports, 309. Canoes, 309. Manufactures, 309, 310. Sailing of the 

 Squadron, and Arrival in the Tonga Islands, 310. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Discovery of the Tonga Group, 311. Description of the Islands, 311, 312. 

 Physical Geography, 312. Climate, 312, 313. Fertility of Tonga, 313. 

 Productions of the Group, 313, 314. Culture of the Soil, 314. Popu- 

 lation, 314. Personal Appearance of the Tongese, 314, 315. Beauti- 

 ful Women, 314, 315. Cleanly Habits, 315. Character, 315. Dress, 

 315, 316. Native Warriors, 316. Occupations, 316, 317. Birds and 

 Animals, 317. Fondness for Tobacco and Ava, 317. Singing, 317, 

 318. Government, 318. Ancient Religion, 318. Divinities, 318, 319. 

 Island of Bulotu, 319, 320. Dwellings, 320. Articles of Furniture, 

 320, 321. Beautiful Mats, 320, 321. Nukualofa, 322. Manner of 

 Fortifying their Towns, 322. Expertness as Seamen, 322. Canoes, 

 322, 323. Mode of Sculling, 323. Missionaries, 323. War between 

 the Christians and the " Devil's Party," 323, 324. Defeat of the For- 

 mer, 324. Sailing of the Squadron for the Feejee Group, 324. 



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Bad Character of the Feejee Group, 325. Discovery and Geographical 

 Description of the Islands, 326. Important Members of the Group, 

 327. Eastern Islands, 327. Vanua-levui, 327. Viti-levui, 328. Ovo- 

 lau and Malolo, 328. Assua. Group, 329. Rivers and Streams, 329. 

 Harbors and Towns, 329, 330. Levuka, 329. Savu-Savu and its Hot 

 Springs, 329, 330. Ambau and Rewa, 330, 331. Sawau, 331. Somu- 

 Somu, 332. Evidences «of the Volcanic Origin of the Islands, 333 

 Geological Formations, 333, 334. Richness «f the Soil, 334. Climate, 

 334, 335. Diseases, 335. Productions, 335, 336. Preservation of 

 Bread-Fruit, 335, 336. Fruit and Timber Trees, 336. Paper Mulberry 

 and Tapa, 336. Mangrove, 336, 337. Edible Roots, 337 Cotton 

 Plant and Tree, 337. Acclimated Fruits and Vegetables, 337. Flow- 

 ering Plants and Shrubs, 337,338. Agriculture, 338. Labor performed 



