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terms, to the effect that, as he had so wickedly cut to 

 pieces a living man of his (Kuruduadua's) people, he 

 should be served as the case deserved. The unfortu- 

 nate man was then thrust headforemost into the boil- 

 ing pot. The greater part of the slain was eaten at 

 Navua, but parcels of the revolting food were distri- 

 buted amongst the chiefs dominions in the mountains. 

 On the morning of the 30th of August, after a little 

 parley with the chief, Naulumatua, the knee of a dead 

 body, already cooked, was brought to our bure. The 

 bones had been removed by an incision made on one 

 side, and the whole was carefully wrapped up in banana 

 leaves, so as to be warmed up each day in order to pre- 

 serve it. Of six parcels of human flesh which we knew 

 had been sent to Namosi, this was all we had an oppor- 

 tunity of seeing. One leg was said to have been de- 

 posited at the grove of Viriulu, the deceased king and 

 father of Kuruduadua.* Mr. Waterhouse spoke to the 

 chief very impressively on the subject, pointing out all 

 the evils which follow in the wake of cannibalism. I 

 saw very distinctly that this savage was quite ashamed of 

 himself; but I saw also that, if he did feel inclined for 

 the tempting morsel, there was now very little chance 

 of seeing him in the act: but for my own part, I am 

 quite satisfied, and do not now desire further ocular 

 demonstration of the existence of cannibalism in Fiji. 

 We have now every reason to believe that the portion 

 of the last bokola (dead body), which Naulumatua as- 

 serted had been placed upon the rock where the remains 



* We are told this king's name was " Batuibuna," but perhaps he went 

 by two names. B. S. 



