ANDREWS: LIMESTONES OF THE FIJI ISLANDS. 11 
REPORT OF KE. C. ANDREWS. 
Introduction. 
I tert Sydney, New South Wales, on Wednesday, June 1, 1898, arriv- 
ing in Suva on the 10th of June. Some few days elapsed before [ could 
get away from Suva for the Singatoka River, owing to the absence of 
suitable cutters. During that time I examined the area around Walu 
Bay, and searched the shore west of the islands of Lambiko of Vao for 
calcareous rocks while tools and requisites for blasting purposes were 
prepared. 
A Tavua cutter was chartered through the kindness of Captains 
Calder and Woolley of Suva, and a rapid glance taken at the Singatoka 
River limestone, including also a visit to the famous dolomitic cliffs, thirty 
miles up the river. Returning from Singatoka to Suva, a Kandavu 
cutter was chartered for work in the Lau Group. While the cutter 
made the direct passage to Mango, I took passage in the S. S. ‘‘ Maori ” 
and a Taviuni cutter to the same island, calling and making rough notes 
en route on the islands of Ovalau and Taviuni. Arriving at Mango, we 
had to wait for the cutter, which occupied some fourteen days in the 
passage to windward. ; 
Three weeks were taken up altogether in exploring Mango and ex- 
amining its cliffs. From Mango our course was laid to Munia and to 
Loma Loma, and from thence we coasted along the eastern shore of 
Vanua Mbalavu with the intention of visiting Mba Vatu and Ngillangillah. 
Two weeks were spent in examination of the cliffs at this locality. 
The section of North Ngillangillah being completed, we revisited 
Loma Loma and Munia and scaled the principal heights. Thence a 
dead beat was made to Tuvuth4 and the ascent of that island effected, 
and then we continued on our way to Lakemba. The local cave was 
explored. We then steered for Kambara, and spent part of two days 
examining the same, and our course was laid to Totoya and hence to 
Vatu Leile via the Solo Light on Kandavu, where the raised coral reefs 
were examined. From Vatu Leile we made for Thuvu, and another visit 
was paid to the limestone cliffs, and a brief examination made of the 
recently upraised reef skirting the Thuvu-Singatoka sea-beach. 
