FIJI-NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITION 153 
reached the native village of Vatuvula. We were quartered for 
two days there in the home of a native preacher who kindly gave 
up his house to us. Excursions from this village were made up 
stream one day and into the forests on another. Here I saw for 
the first time near at hand the Fijian kauri (Agathis vitiensis). 
While not comparable to the more noted species in New Zealand 
they are nevertheless beautiful trees. We found here also Dacry- 
dium, another southern gymnosperm. On both this trip and the 
one preceding we saw many ‘‘eandle nut’’ trees (Aleurites tri- 
loba), so named from the fact that the seed is so rich in oil that 
it burns with a bright light when ignited. I believe these were 
formerly an article of export from the islands. The fourth day of 
our journey was involved in the return trip which we shortened 
by taking a boat down the Waimanu, and motor cars when once 
we reached the paved roads. I appreciated very much the kind- 
ness of Mr. Wright in arranging this trip for me. 
The concluding days of my stay in Fiji were busy ones with 
packing and farewell calls upon those who had shown us so many 
favors while on their island. On the evening of July 12 I went 
on board the Navua and shortly before sunset we put out to sea, 
starting for New Zealand. As beautiful Suva faded into the dis- 
tance and the twinkling lights were finally lost in the night I 
watched the mountains outlined against the western sky and won- 
dered if ever again it would be my privilege to see this delightful 
region. Memory will always hold, however, with constant delight, 
the soft sighing of the trade winds through the palms and the fern 
trees, the distant roar of the surf, and the happy voices of the 
natives. Nor ean I ever forget those Britons who, half way 
around the world from their loved England, watch and serve this 
far distant bit of their empire. 
