CONTENTS. XV 



CHAPTER XVII. 



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Vegetable Poisons. Medicinal Plants. Scents and Perfumes. Ma- 

 terials for Clothing. Mats and Baskets. Fibres used for Cordage. 

 Timber. Palms. Ornamental Plants. Miscellaneous . . 332 



CHAPTEE XVIII. 



Remarks on the Fauna of Fiji. Mammals. Birds. Fishes. Rep- 

 tiles. Mollusks. Crustacea. Insects. Lower Animals . . 381 



CHAPTEE XIX. 



Fijian Religion. Degei, the Supreme God. Inferior Deities. Wor- 

 ship of Ancestors. Idolized Objects. Temples. Creation and 

 Ultimate Destruction of the World. A Great Flood. Immor- 

 tality of the Soul. Conception of Future Abode. Props of 

 Superstition ... . 389 



CHAPTEE XX. 



Historical Remarks on Fiji. Discovery of the Islands. Sandal- wood 

 Traders. Early White Settlers. Missionaries. Foreigners at 

 present Residing in the Group. Departure from Fiji in the ' Stag- 

 hound.' Terrific Storm off Lord Howe's Island. Arrival in Syd- 

 ney. Return to England. Conclusion 404 



APPENDIX. 



I. Report of Admiral Washington, R.N 419 



II. Report of Colonel Smythe, R.A., to Colonial Office . . .421 

 III. Systematic List of all the Fijian Plants at present known . 431 



