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island. Auain, on the north of Halo's Peak another 

 river basin is formed, bounded on the south by Hale's 

 Peak, on the south-east and east by the main water- 

 shed, which here runs close to the shore of Natawa 

 bay, and on the north-east and north by high land, 

 which crosses the island from Tibethe point. The 

 waters collected in this basin flow also in a north- 

 westerly and westerly direction, and are discharged 

 opposite Sau-sau passage near Vuni-vuti, and Tutu, 

 near Drua-drua island. Several streams fall into 

 Natawa bay on its N.W. and S.E. coasts, as at Koro- 

 ni-saca, Malaka, and "Wai Levu at the head of the bay. 



These streams are all navigable for boats and. small 

 craft, for some distance into the interior, notably those 

 which fall into the sea at Mali island and at Tutu. 

 Prom this place I went up the river 8 miles in a canoe 

 loaded with ten people and half a ton of luggage. 



No streams worthy of mention enter the sea on the 

 long line of coast from Savu-savu bay to Somo-somo 

 straits. 



The configuration of the land is the cause of the 

 N.~W. (Macuata) coast of Vanua Levu suffering from 

 drought, except during the northerly winds. The 

 range of mountains forming the watershed, and ex- 

 tending in a S.W. and N.E. direction, are, as has 

 been stated, covered with dense forest from end to end 

 of the island. On these mountains, the vapour laden 

 clouds, carried by the S.E. trade winds, settle, and 

 pouroul rain in torrents; and the air having parted 

 with its moisture passes over Macuata in dry gusts. 



AVitli.Mii speaking of the peaks mentioned, which 

 are much higher, this range of mountains rises in 

 many places i<> a heighl of 2,000 feet above the sea. 

 The estimated heights over which I passed, in crossing 



