766 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
altogether different from the ordinary dugout or the canoes at two 
places previously mentioned. The accompanying sketches will show 
the build, model, and neat workmanship. No metal is used; the plank- 
ing and other parts are seized together with the usual cocoanut fiber 
so universally used throughout the South Seas. The seams of the 
planking are covered with bamboo strips, and between them is a coat- 
ing of gum and narrow strips of pandanus leaves. _Each canoe has 
two sets of floor timbers, one set 3 feet from the bow and the other 
6 feet from the stern; also a mast step, the mast partner situated just 
aft of the forward crosspiece and fitted to the gunwales. On one canoe 
a temporary bowsprit was rigged, the heel of which was fastened to 
the underneath side of crosspiece. We saw no masts, sails, or paddles. 
Canoc, Nukutavake. 
The measurements of two other canoes were taken, of essentially 
the same design as the one described except the outrigger float, which 
was round and more curved, the forward end round-pointed, the after 
end square. The first was 14 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 23 inches 
deep; very sharp on the bottom and a slight turn of the bilge; no floor 
timbers. The outrigger frame consisted of three crosspieces. The 
second was 133 feet long, 3 feet beam, and 2 feet deep. Being a foot 
wider, this canoe had a more rounding bilge. The bow and stern are 
alike. A head rail extends out from the main body of the canoe 23 
feet, to which the forward and after crosspieces are fastened, and 
from the keel a cutwater runs up and connects with the head rail, giv- 
ing strength and adding considerably to the general appearance. The 
cutwater is made of one piece of wood, and, as will be observed in the 
sketch, is neatly fitted to the keel, planks, and head rail. The cleats at 
the stern are for making fast the sheet and for placing the steering 
