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INDEX. 



MBO 



Mboli, Gulf of, in Florida Island, 279. Its 

 harbour named Port Wiseman, 27!) 



McFarland, Mr., at Upolu, 65. His com- 

 plaints against the missionaries, 60 



Meade, Lieut., his account of caves on 

 the coast of Vavau, 97. Transferred to 

 the ' Esk,' 90, note. Takes comnumd of 

 an expedition to the town of Rewa,loo 



Megapodius, egg of a, 241 



Mele, language of the isle of, 225 



IMelata, isle of, 276. Position and ex- 

 tent of, 276 



!Mice in Tutuila Island, 60 



Miner.als, absence of, in the Samoan 

 group, 84 



Moalo, island of, submits to the Tongan 

 supremacy, 140 



Moore, Rev. Mr., at Ovalau, 149 



Moss, Mr., secretary to King George of 

 Tonga, 109, 118,124 



Mota, or Sugar-loaf Island, 234. Popu- 

 lation of, 241 



Mothe, reef of, 144 



Moturikir Island, from the sea, lo3 



Moulton, Rev. Mr., lOo. His wife, 111, 

 112 



Mu Island, Port-de-France, 330 



Murray, Mr. A. W., his visit to tlie 

 Islandof Nine, 30 



"VTABU, god of the Eramangans, 320 



-Ll Nairai, isle of, 144 



Naitasiri, journey of Mr. Foljamhe up 

 to, 157. Dense population of, 158 



Kakoai, palm nuts, 199 



Neau, island of, 144 



Necklaces of the natives of Ulakua, 251 



Neiafu, village of, 90. Natives of, 02 

 Chapel at, 03. Townhall at, 94 



Nettleton, Rev. Mr., resident missionary 

 at Kandavu, 176 



' Neuba's Cave,' Byron's poem of, 98 



New Caledonia. See Caledonia. 



Niua, or Immer, island of, 201 ■ 



Nine, or Savage Island, 17, 18, 24. Na- 

 tives of, 10. An .A.lbino at, 19. House 

 of the Rev. Mr. I. awes at the village 



of Alofi, 20. The natives, 21, 23, 27, 

 28, 31. Vegetation of, 22, 23. Roads 

 in, 24. Birds and .animals of, 25, 26. 

 Fishes of, 25. Dress of the women, '28. 

 Language of, 28. Government of, 28. 

 Morality of the people, 20. Cook's 

 visit, 29. Why he called it Savage 

 Island, 29. Misrepresentations oi na- 

 tive character, 28-33. Jlr. Hood's 

 testimony, 34 



Nobbs, Rev. Mr., 6, 7. His chequered 

 career. Death of his son, 14 



Norfolk I.-^Iand, 3. Piteairn settlers at, 

 4, 5. The old convict prison and 

 -barracks 7, 8. Coral reef at Sydney 

 Bay, 10. Scenery of, 11. Character 

 of the settlers on the island, 11, 12. 

 Their amiability and ho.spitality, 11- 

 13. Th;ir diversions, 13. The Ame- 

 rican and his flag, 15. Mr. Hood's 

 testimony, 16, note. 



Norfolk Island pine, specimens of, 5, 11 



Nnf e ornaments of the natives of Ulakua, 

 250, : 54 



Nowar Tannese chief, adheres to Chris- 

 tianity, 211 



Nukualofa, education of the children at, 

 131 



OCILI, port of, 243 

 Oportuno, the Samoan chief, 75 



Opossum killed in San Christoval, 265. 

 Death of a pet one on board, 296 



Ovalau, visit to, 144. The coast at 

 the port of Levuka, 144, Absence of 

 the consul. Captain Jones, 145. Cot- 

 ton cultivated in the island, 146. 

 Russell and his wares, 146. Water- 

 fall at Waitoba, 150. Vegetation of, 



150, 151. Method of kindling wood, 



151. People of, and their appearance, 

 151, 152. The island from the sea, 153 



Oysters of Tongatabu, 135 



PALU ALE, island of, 80 

 Pandanus trees of Guadalcanar, 275 



