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and liave a very neat effect. There is a garden attached to 

 it. whicli lies on a slope that goes down to the sea, and 

 under the hill on which the telegraph is placed, up which 

 there is a walk. It is well stocked with trees and plants of 

 the country, as well as exotics, and yields grapes of an 

 excellent quality, fruits such as strawberries and pineapples, 

 and vegetables of various kinds. There was a trellis-work 

 covered over with pretty creeping plants, and a profusion 

 of roses and mignonette, which gave a home character to 

 the spot. 



While walking together in his garden, in which he takes 

 great pleasure, the Governor gave me an account of the 

 circumstance which caused so much noise some years ago, 

 connected with the missionaries of the isle of Sifu. He 

 attributed everything that had taken place there to the 

 Kev. Mr. MacFarlane, who, he said, would not admit 

 that the Loyalty Islands w^ere under French rule, notwith- 

 standing that this missionary had previouslj^ lent him a 

 book written by himself, or one of his own body, which 

 acknowledged the fact. He added that Mr. MacFarlane 

 had excited and stirred up the native Christians against 

 him and the French Government; that these came down 

 upon him all armed, fired on the French soldiers, and were, in 

 consequence, fired upon in return, by wliich several of 

 them were killed and wounded. The Governor then forbade 

 Mr. MacFarlane and the missionaries to make any more pro- 

 selytes (not wishing in other respects to interfere with tlieir 

 religion), but in>i.-ted that tliey should confine themselves 



