FIJI-NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITION 53 
us, as had his bright boy Esile. The cook was much less demon- 
strative and I imagine he was somewhat jealous of the attention 
we paid the Fijians. Last of all we presented Mr. Sadler with a 
bucket, crab net, small seine and, what pleased him most, a small 
tight cask which had contained formalin. He said that it was just 
what he needed for a water cask to carry in his little sail-boat 
when he put out on his fishing trips. 
In about an hour we were all on board the Andi Viti and mak- 
ing our way cautiously through the channels between the reefs, 
bound for Suva. We could hardly repress a feeling of regret at 
leaving our delightful island home, for it had certainly been good 
to us. We made quite a procession with the handsome launch 
conveying our party and the personal luggage, with the two big 
whale boats and Mr. Sadler’s small boat trailing behind. We 
called at Nukulau to leave Mr. Sadler to his loneliness. We 
reached the dock about noon and found no one there but a mob 
of chattering Fijians who understood not a word of English while 
we were equally ignorant of their language. Leaving the Stoners 
with our goods, I went to the customs house wharf where I found 
an obliging official who telephoned for a lorry to take our collec- 
tions and equipment to the wharf where they would be in charge 
of responsible officials. Two of our tanks leaked badly and caused 
considerable trouble until Stoner got hold of a tinsmith who 
soldered them successfully. 
I went to the Fiji Club where, through the kind offices of Mr. 
Pilling, a room had been assigned me. This club is owned and 
run mainly by colonial officials and is very comfortable; it is 
built on a hill overlooking Suva Bay on one side and the city on 
the other. In the evening I was introduced to a number of the 
members who usually gather there before dinner for a social hour. 
They are a, fine lot of men to whom we were greatly indebted for 
comfortable quarters and many courtesies during our stay in Suva. 
I found that the next day was a legal holiday (the Prince’s 
Birthday) and that the banks would be closed. This was dis- 
quieting as I had promised to pay off my Fijians and the cook at 
the bank on that day, and I was particularly anxious to keep my 
word with those men who had served us so satisfactorily. I had 
decided to take my meals at the MacDonald Hotel, and at break- 
fast the next morning when I told the manager about my difficulty 
he at once offered to cash a check for me for the necessary amount 
(£8). Being an absolute stranger to him I was surprised at the 
