THE FIJI ISLANDS 



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The doors are of mats, and the floor at tlie ends is raised 

 a little, and covered with mats for sleeping on. In the 

 mountain districts the houses are scjuare with a central 



A NATIVE OF FIJI. 



post. Their canoes are well 1)uilt, of the usual out- 

 rigged type, but sometimes more than 100 feet long, 

 double, and of unequal size, the smaller serving as 

 a powerful outrigger. Their agricultural implements 



