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formerly made their best war-clubs from vounsr noko- 

 noko trees. This may account, to some extent, for 

 large trees of this species being scarce in the group. 



The Jmlava or Jcukulava (wormia biflora) grows 

 to a height of about 30 feet, with a trunk not ex- 

 ceeding 6 feet in girth. It is common throughout 

 Fiji. The wood is of a reddish colour, hard, tough, 

 and durable. It is used for a variety of purposes by 

 the natives and settlers. 



The savoo or cavoo (Pitfosporum, sp.) is a small 

 tree, generally found on the borders of marshes near 

 the sea. It grows to a height of 35 or 40 feet, and 

 its trunk is seldom more than 2J feet in diameter. 

 The wood is close-grained and moderately hard. It 

 is used by the Fijians as rafters for houses, and is one 

 of their scented woods. 



Besides the above-named timber trees there are a 

 great many others of minor importance, the value 

 and utility of which are unknown. 



Sandalwood is a well-known product of the forests 

 of Fiji ; but as information regarding it will be found 

 in Appendix II., it is not further alluded to in this 

 place. 



Several kinds of trees and climbers, yielding caout- 

 chouc of the finest quality, are found wild in the 

 forests of Fiji. As Appendix I. is a report on these 

 caoutchouc-yielding plants, further mention of them 

 here is needless. 



The Fijians require a large amount of forest pro- 

 duce for what may be termed domestic purposes ; such 

 as timber for house-building, wood for fuel, leaves for 

 thatch, materials for making mats, &c. 



Their houses are generally well built ; and a de- 

 scription of one will give an idea of the kind and 



