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gentlemen and a few of the prominent planters and merchants. 

 Justice is represented by Sir J. Gorrie as Chief ; while there 

 is a chief police magistrate and registrar-general, and eight 

 European stipendiary magistrates, who are scattered over the 

 group of islands. 



The group is divided into twelve provinces : Lau, Lomai 

 Viti, Tai Levu, Eewa, Naitasiri, Nadroga, Ba, Yasawas, 

 Ra, Kandavu, Bua and Macauta. Each of these has its 

 roko, or chief, while there are eighty-two bulls, or sub-chiefs, 

 who receive small salaries. The Armed Constabulary, soldiers 

 in all but the name, number about one hundred, and are under 

 the command of Englishmen. There is, in addition, a Levukan 

 town and provincial civil police, while the rokos of each pro- 

 vince maintain a sort of militia, more or less trained after the 

 British model. 



CHAPTER VII. 



LIFE IN LEVUKA. 



LIFE in Levuka is very pleasant to those to whom enjoyment 

 is possible without the roar of a big city. A delightful climate, 

 comfortable quarters, and good food, ought to make up a great 

 part of man's terrestrial happiness, and these he can enjoy in 

 the capital of Fiji. 



I do not for one minute pretend that Carnarvon House, or 

 the Levuka Hotel, rival European or American luxury; but 

 they are clean and comfortable, and everything is done to 

 make you happy. As regards food, a professional gourmet 

 would turn up his scientific nose at a Levukan breakfast ; but, 

 at any rate, it suffices for the planters and merchants, who, in 



