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passenger accommodation, besides carrying cargo at moderate 

 rates of freight. Fiji is certainly a perfect sanatorium for 

 weak-lunged people, and I should think nothing would tend 

 more to prolong a consumptive life than a stay in the group 

 for a few months, going to and fro in a sailing vessel of the 

 direct -line. Of the wonderful effects of the Fijian climate on 

 diseases of this class, I can speak from a varied experience. 



In most of these ships it is necessary to fit out your own 

 cabin ; but a wise man will so select his ' fixings ' that, instead 

 of their being unsaleable rubbish when he reaches Levuka, 

 they will be of great use in furnishing. The washstand, etc., 

 which are so useful on shipboard, should continue to be of 

 value in Taviuni and Viti Levu. The furniture, for instance, 

 which folds into very small spaces, is just the thing for the 

 islands. As regards an outfit, I would say, do not overdo it, 

 the stores in Levuka being not only well stocked, but very 

 reasonable in price. Plenty of white and coloured shirts, 

 some white drill and flannel suits, with others of thin blue 

 serge, are indispensable ; and, of course, a sun helmet or two 

 are needful White canvas shoes are also good things to take ; 

 and a waterproof coat and pair of leggings are, as I have said, 

 necessary. 



For night wear I consider pyjamas infinitely superior to any 

 other attire, and the intending settler should supply himself 

 with a fair stock of these articles. To do the thing luxuri- 

 ously, a South American hammock should be taken. A night 

 in the veranda in one of these hammocks is one of the 

 glories of existence in Fiji. A camphor-wood box for keeping 

 one's clothes in is an absolute necessity, and I think they can 

 be had cheaper in England than in the colony. There are 

 such things as mosquitoes and cockroaches in Fiji, and you 

 must have curtains to guard against the first, and camphor or 



