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Vusa. By the Wai ni Mala and Wai ni Buka, a 

 system of river navigation is continued down the 

 Bewa to the sea, a distance of 85 or 90 miles by the 

 course of the rivers. Plat-bottomed boats containing 

 about 15 tons of cargo, are brought from Messrs. 

 Scott and Harvey's settlement at the junction of these 

 two rivers, down to the sea, a distance of 55 to 60 

 miles. 



The Navua River. — A branch of the Navua river 

 rises in the mountains near na Qara-wai, and joins 

 the main stream at Bega. The main stream is com- 

 posed of several large tributaries, which have their 

 sources near the banks of the Siga Toka, and on the 

 inland slope of a range of mountains which commences 

 at Serua, and runs in a more or less broken range to 

 the Bewa river. The Navua is a rapid river, and its 

 navigation is dangerous in consequence of the Namata 

 falls, about 25 miles from its mouth ; but the natives 

 convey produce from the vicinity of Naniosi, and 

 above Bega on the other branch, down to the sea. 

 Eor this purpose, rafts constructed of bamboos are 

 used, and as the river is a series of deep pools, rapids, 

 and sudden turns, it requires great skill and nerve 

 to steer either a raft or a canoe safely to the sea 



The Siga Toka. — The main branch of the Siga Toka 

 rises near the sources of the Wai ni Buka, in the 

 mountains near Baki-Baki, passes Nadrau, and tra- 

 verses Viti Levu from north-east to south-west. On 

 the left bank it receives the Wai Suli Kana about 

 10 miles above na Tua-tua-coka, or Eort Carnarvon. 

 This branch rises on the western slope of the moun- 

 tains near na Qara-wai, and flows in a westerly direc- 

 tion until it falls into the main stream. A third, but 

 much smaller branch, rises on the eastern side of 



