54 IOWA STUDIES IN NATURAL HISTORY 
somewhat unexpected courtesy. I learned afterward, however, 
that this was by no means an exceptional incident. As a matter 
of fact there is a very slim chance for anyone to defraud by pass- 
ing bad checks in Fiji, as it is practically impossible to leave the 
island without making one’s intention known to the officials in 
advance. Neither would it be practicable to escape into the in- 
terior, as a white stranger would be a marked man anywhere and 
reported at once to the police. 
So I had the pleasure of paying off our servants in full. I 
found them very keen about getting the last possible shilling due 
them. The Fijians seemed well satisfied but Kalidin, the cook, 
protested rather vigorously about something or other. His re- 
marks were not translated to me and he finally subsided and ac- 
cepted the pay originally agreed upon. 
Wylie, Thomas and Glock were off on a trip to the interior with 
Secretary Fell, who had very thoughtfully invited them to accom- 
pany him on a sort of inspection tour to the very heart of Viti- 
levu where they could get a taste of tropical nature practically 
undisturbed by man and see the aboriginal Fijians in their primi- 
tive condition. Professors Wylie and Thomas will relate their ex- 
periences on that wonderful adventure in another chapter of this 
work. 
