INDEX. 



485 



of the natives by the niissionavies, 

 110. Protestant church at, 112. 

 Tomb of Captain Croker at, 113. 

 Catholic and Protestant Missionaries, 

 their mission-houses, 121, Their mu- 

 tual criminations and recriminations, 

 123, 124. Plantations of coffee trees 

 at, 124. Fields of kava at, 125. The 

 kava ring, and ceremonies in partak- 

 ing it, 125-129, Public school exa- 

 minations at, 129, Native diversions, 

 131. Stone monument at, 132, 133. 

 Extent of the island, 133. Roads, 

 1.33. Fertility of the soil, 133. 

 Vegetation of, 134. Animals of, 134. 

 Fish and reptiles of, 135. Produc- 

 tions of, 135. Articles in request 

 by the natives, 13(3. Double canoe 

 of, 130. Climate and diseases of, 

 136. Population of, 137. The race 

 and its customs, 137. Laws re- 

 specting the women of, 138. Ef- 

 fects of Christianity, 1.38, 1.39. Dif- 

 fusion of primary instruction, 139. 

 No progress in industrial pursuits, 

 139. Taxation in, 140. States of 

 King George, 141. Cutter on its way 

 to Tongatabu, 144 



Tridacnas found on Florida Island, 283, 

 284 



Tree-fort at Ysabel Island, 292. Tree- 

 house on Ysabel Island, 294 



Tuboa, George, king of Tonga, 94. His 

 house at Tongatabu, 106. His chil- 

 dren, 100. His queen, her likeness, 

 107. Likeness of him, 108. Inter- 

 views with him, 108, 100, 114. Dines 

 on board the ' Curajoa,' 11.5, 117. 

 His return dinner, 118. He presides 

 in the council-house, 124. His states, 

 141. His royal title, 141. His 

 successor, 141. His government, 141, 

 142 



Tuikanakubulu, the royal title of King 

 George of the Friendly Islands, 141 



Tuikilakila, chief of Somo-Somo, be- 

 lieved to be a god, 181 



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Tui-na-Viria, the chief, the commodore's 

 letter to, 158 



Turtles of Tongatabu, 135 



Tutui, or candle-nut {Aleiirites triloba), 

 40,48 



Tutuila Island, 36. View of from the 

 sea, 37. Natives of, 37, 39, 52. 

 Lieut. Mead's description of, 38. 

 Mr. Hood's description, 38. The 

 commodore declines to hoist the 

 English flag on the island, 41. Visit 

 to the island, 42. Cocoa-nut oil of, 



46. Language of, 45. Vegetation 

 and birds of, 46-48, 51. Marshes of, 



47. Dances of the natives, 54, 65. 

 School and church at, 56. Extent 

 of, 56. Villages of, 56. Population 

 of, 57. Climate of, 57; Diseases of, 



57. Character of the people of, 57, 



58, 59, Christianity in, 59. Vege- 

 table products of, 59. Animals of, 

 60. Poisonous fishes of, 60 



Twelve-foot Rock, not observable, 18 

 Two-tree Island, view of, 277. Its 

 shape, 277 



UEA, island of, 324. Natives of 

 324 



Uji, or Guelph, or Gulf, Island, ^258. 

 Birds of, 259, Native girls of, 269. 

 Pigeon-shooting at, 259. Tie-beam 

 from the roof of a public hall, 200, 

 261. A village hall, 202 



Ulakua, or Ulana, or Coutraritlfes 

 Island, 248. Visit to, 248. Natives 

 and canoes of, 249. Their dress and 

 ornaments, 249-254. Formation of 

 the island, 255. Huts of, 250. Par- 

 rots of, 257 



Ulana, island of. See Ulakua 



Unga, David, son of King George of 

 Tonga, his house in Vavau, 91. His 

 personal appearance and dress, 95. 

 His children, 05 



Upolu, view of, from the sea, 61. 

 Vegetation of, 02. Effects of a storm 



