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the Wai ni Loa, or Black water. This river rises 

 on the high table land, overhanging the banks of the 

 Siga Toka, near Nadrau, and flows in an easterly 

 direction to na Babuca where it receives the "Wai ni 

 Soga, then runs in a south-easterly direction and 

 joins the Wai ni Mala, above Koro Suli. The 

 Wai ni Mala rises in the mountains about na 

 Qara-wai, and flows in a north-easterly direction to 

 its junction with the Wai ni Loa. The united rivers 

 under the name of the Wai ni Mala flow eastward in 

 very zig-zag courses to a little below na Koro Vatu, 

 where their waters unite with the Wai ni Buka 

 in forming the B.ewa. 



A branch of the Wai-dina also rises in the vicinity 

 of na Qara-wai, and flowing in a crooked south- 

 easterly course, joins the Wai-dina at na Buke Luke. 

 The Wai-dina rises about 4 miles west of Kamosi, at 

 a place where a stone could be dropped into the waters 

 of a branch of the Navua, and flows cast by north 

 in a very winding course to the Hcwa. The Wai 

 Manu rises on the eastern side of a mountain called 

 Kora Loa, not far from the Navua river, flows in an 

 easterly course nearly parallel with the Wai Dina, 

 and falls into the llewa about 20 miles above its 

 mouth. 



This river system is a most important one. The 

 Wai ni Mala is navigated by canoes drawing 2 J feet 

 of water to Koro Suli, a distance of about 30 miles 

 by the river, above its junction with the Wai ni Buka. 

 The Wai ni Uuka is also navigated for about an equal 

 distance Light draught canoes go up the Wai-dina 

 2<) miles above ii- junction with the Bewa, and barges 

 with 20 tons of sugar canes come down the Wai Manu 

 a distance of about 8 miles above its mouth at na 



