290 



Firewood, 121 ; 131. 

 Fish, 192. 

 Flics, 193. 

 Flint, 169. 

 Floating island, 24. 

 Floods, -17; 128. 

 Flora, 58-73. 



. — of Polynesia, 58. 



Flowering plants, 9 ; 20 ; 48 ; 51 ; 59 ; 

 102. 



number of, 58. 



Flying fox, 192. 

 Fogs, 44; 128. 



Food, of natives, 74 ; 77 ; 81 ; 8G ; 87 ; 

 90-92; 97; 176. 



preservation of, 88. 



Foreign vessels, port for, 27. 

 Forests, 30 ; 32 ; 37 ; 40 ; 42 ; 44-48 ; 

 50; 51 ; 54; 62; 13. 



conservancy of, 127; 131; 



189. 



destruction of, 38 ; 160. 



ordinance, suggestions for, 



&0. (Appendix III.), 213-237. 



restoration of, 127. 



rules suggested for regulating 



falling of timber in, 238-246. 



virgin, 61. 



Forest creek, 54. 



staff, 137. 



Fori Carnarvon, 41. 



Fortifications, native, 36; 98. 



Fowls, domestic, 191, 



Fringing reefs, 149 ; L54. 



Frogs, 193. 



Fruit, 93 ; 139. 



exotic, 97. 



favourable climate for, 99 ; 



100. 



Fungus, 109 ; 180. 



on the skin of oatives, 3S. 



Furniture, articles of, 126. 

 timber for, 120. 



G. 



Gale, 53; 145. 



Gali, 54. 



< rardenia, 46 ; 53. 



Gardens, 89 ; 90; 104. 



Botanic, 27 ; 138 ; 140. 



Gasau, grass, 126. 

 Geese, 192. 

 Ginger, 107. 

 Gorge, 159. 

 Government House, 126. 



Offices, 126. 



Governor's residence, 140. 

 Gram, 140. 

 Grauadilla, fruit. 99. 

 Graphite, 169. 

 Grasses, 68, 102. 



nourishing quality of, 191. 



scarcity of, 69. 



Great council, annual, 12. 

 Guavas, fruit, 97. 

 Guides, 3 ; 4. 

 Gum resin, Makadre, 116. 

 Gumu, acacia richii, 208. 



H. 



Hale's Peak, 151. 



Halting places, of natives, 20. 



Harbours, 29 ; 49. 



natural, 17; 149; 161. 



Harvey, Dr., 58. 

 Horses, rearing, 45; 50. 

 Hospitality of natives, 163. 



of settlers, 51. 



Hot baths, 164. 

 Hot springs, 163.' 



used by natives for cooking 



L64. 

 Houses, native, 28 ; 40; 52; 119. 



construction of, 122 ; 125. 



of the poor, 124.. 



Hurricanes, rarity of, 145. 



I. 



Implements of agriculture, native, 80. 

 [ndia-rubber, caoutchouc, 195-202. 



as prepared by natives, 199. 



its market value, 200 ; 202. 



[nsect, destructive to cocoa-nut tree, 

 30; 174. 



stick and leaf, 193. 



Institute, Mechanics, at Levuka, 141. 



