2 Art. "VII. — A. Matsumura : 



Then we again steamed westward, calling at Yap and Palau. The 

 Eaga Maru then sailed for Angaur, which is well known for its 

 production of phosphorite. I had, however, landed at Palau, On 

 the return of the vessel to Palau, I joined her again. We then 

 visited Yap for a second time, and Truk for the third time. On 

 our homeward voyage, we came to Saipan in the Mariana Archi- 

 pelago, where I went ashore. Finally, after touching at Peel Island 

 in the Benin group, we arrived back at Yokosuka on May 7th. 



We spent sixty-four days on the voyage, covering 11,200 

 nautical miles. Thus, we were mostly at sea, spending only a 

 very short time on land, and in fact only a few hours in the case 

 of some of the islands. Under these circumstances, it was ex- 

 tremely difficult to undertake anything like exhaustive researches 

 and collections. Happily, however, Mr. J. Shibata, Assistant in 

 the Anthropological Institute of the University, and Di\ K. Hasebe 

 were among our party, the former to undertake archaeological 

 researches and collect ethnographical objects, and the latter to 

 study physical anthropology. Mr. Shibata, in particular, was always 

 with me, rendering me valuable assistance not only during our 

 voyage but also after our return to Tokyo, for which I desire to 

 express my warm thanks. 



I present, in this paper, chiefly the manners and customs of 

 the islanders, of which I obtained information during the voyage. 

 But as stated above, I w^as not in a position to carry out any 

 extensive researches, so that there may be some unavoidable 

 omissions and errors in the descriptions, which I shall correct when 

 I get another opportunity to make further investigations. 



I would like here to express my gratitude to the authorities 

 of the Imperial University of Tokyo, the Educational Department, 

 the Naval Office, and the Yokosuka Naval Station for the facilities 



