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of oil mentioned in the foregoing extract could 

 be made, and even a much larger quantity, I do 

 not doubt ; but that it would pay a vessel to pro- 

 ceed from Sydney to the islands, I have my 

 doubts : indeed it has been tried, and found a 

 losing speculation, — native indolence causing 

 much delay to the vessel ; as, at one time they 

 have a quantity of oil ready, at other times they 

 are too indolent to manufacture any. Sending a 

 vessel down, therefore, to the islands, is a risk, 

 and as such it is well known to several of the 

 Sydney merchants, although now and then good 

 cargoes have been returned. With industry, 

 however, those valuable and beautiful islands 

 could produce abundance of cocoa-nut oil, sugar, 

 arrow-root, and other articles of equal value ; 

 but, under the present state of things, I have not 

 very sanguine hopes. 



The names of the Cocoa-nut, and portions of the 

 trees in different countries, where it is found 

 indigenous. 



Cocoa-nut — Niu — Society, Friendly, andFidge 

 Sandwich Islands, Rotuma, Annatom, Tanna, and 

 Immer, (New Hebrides group.) Society Islands 

 Tumu haari, root of the cocoa-nut tree ; leaf 

 of the cocoa-palm, Niau ; stalk in the centre 



