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parviflora, and regina ; bassias latifolia, and longifolia ; 

 swietenia mahogani (mahogany), swietenia chloroxy Ion 

 i satinwood) ; diospyroses ebenum, and hexandra (both 

 yield ebony); isonandra gutta (gntta pcrcha tree); 

 ficus indica, and the caoutchouc yielding castilloas, 

 heveas, and manihot Glazovi of South Africa. It 

 will ultimately be found that some of these will 

 succeed in the wettest parts of Fiji as well as in 

 moderately dry places. Although some of these trees 

 may grow in the dry districts, yet judging from 

 their nature, planting them in dry places cannot 

 be recommended in a general way. A good deal of 

 re-hooding could be done inexpensively, by sowing 

 the seed in situ in the manner indicated for the 

 caoutchouc and sandalwood trees (see reports on these 

 subjects, Appendices I. and II.). However, it is only 

 the indigenous trees that produce seeds abundantly, 

 that can be profusely increased ; exotic trees will not 

 be easily extended until they produce seeds freely in 

 the colony, and the usual method of planting, where it 

 may be desirable to establish them, will have to be 

 resorted to for some time. 



A committee of Woods and Forests was appointed 

 by His Excellency the Governor of Fiji to confer on 

 forest matters, and several meetings and consultations 

 were held, but from my almost constant absence from 

 Levuka, the subject was far from being exhausted 

 when I left Fiji. Before my departure, I drew up 

 propositions for a Forest Ordinance, and gave them 

 to the Colonial Secretary for submission to the Govern- 

 ment. Since I came to England I have arranged 

 these propositions under proper headings, and they 

 are printed in Appendix III., with explanatory re- 

 marks or reasons for each proposition, printed on the 



