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INDEX. 



MBO 



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

 harbour named Port Wiseman, 279 



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

 plaints against the missionaries, 66 



Meade, Lieut., his account of caves on 

 the coast of Vavau, 97. Transferred to 

 the ' Esk,' 99, note. Takes command of 

 an expedition to the town of Rewa,155 



Megapodius, egg of a, 241 



Mele, language of the isle of, 225 



Melata, isle of, 276. Position and ex- 

 tent of, 276 



Mice in Tutuila Island, 60 



Minerals, absence of, in the Samoan 

 group, 84 



Mnalo, 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, 163 



Moulton, Eev.Mr., 105. His -wife. 111, 

 112 



Mu Island, Port-de-France, 330 



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

 Island of Nine, 80 



NABU, god of the Eramangans, 320 

 Nairai, isle of, 144 



Naitasiri, journey of Mr. Foljambe up 

 to, 157. Dense population of, 158 



Nakoai, palm nuts, 199 



Neau, island of, 144 



Necklaces of the natives of Ulakua, 251 



Neiafu, village of, 90. Natives of, 92 

 Chapel at, 93. Townhall at, 94 



Nettleton, Rev. Mr., resident missionary 

 at Kandavu, 176 



' Neuha'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, 19. An Albino at, 19. House 

 of the Rev. Mr. Lawes at the village 



PAN 

 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, 29. Cook's 

 visit, 29. Why he called it Savage 

 Island, 29. Misrepresentations of na- 

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

 testimony, 34 



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

 career. Death of his son, 14 



Norfolk Island, 3. Pitcairn 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 hospitality, 11- 

 13. Their diversions, 13. The Ame- 

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

 testimony, 16, 7iote. 



Norfolk Island pine, specimens of, 5, 11 



Nose 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 ofTongatabu, 135 



P ALU ALE, island of, 89 

 Pandanus trees of Guadalcanar, 275 



