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their allowance from the state ; the consequence of which is 

 that the taxation is very heavy. 



The present constitution was adopted by the parliament on 

 June 4, 18G2. The chiefs then assembled under the presi- 

 dency of the king, at Nukualofa, were in number fifty-seven ; 

 a catalogue of their names, as given in the Australian 

 ' Missionary Notices,' is highly suggestive, including, as it 

 does, those of Joel, David, Lot, Caleb, Josiah, Naphthali, 

 Zebulon, Israel, Samuel, Isaiah, Darius, Arminius, &c. The 

 regulations enacted by this Tongan senate will be found 

 in Appendix B. 



