118 APPENDIX II. 



MATEIKA (Plate 6). 



A. A channel is nearly cut through here, which bids fair soon to separate these two islands at low water. 

 Already there is a water channel at half tide. 



B. Big mass of breccia, 7 feet high above the top of the breccia floor. 



C. Beach on this side somewhat like that across the island on the lagoon side, the one being less coarse 

 and the other more like an ocean Hurricane Bajik than is usual on the lagoon side. 



D. Very little shingle or rubble here ; all removed. 



E. Big block of Goniastnca favisfellu apparently in sifti, 8 feet 1:)y 1 foot by 4 feet above high water. 



r. The lagoon beach along here is strewn with breccia and old coral blocks up to 18 inches, quite like a 

 minor example of the outer beach. 



G. Dark breccia beach Avith no sand. About 150 l^locks of breccia around here. 



H. This lagoon Ijeach is quite like some of the sea beaches in its erosion, as there are several shifted 

 blocks of the breccia here. 



FALEFATU ok FAIFATU (Plate 7). 



A. Breccia covered with a little breccia rubble. 



B. Small breccia di%ris makes up the hurricane beach here similar to that at A. 



C. Peaks and bosses of breccia and Porifes. 



D. Numerous pumice fragments in the matted roots. 



E. Ocean and lagoon waters only separated by 10 yards at high water. 



F. Point of breccia, from which all the superimposed material has c<jniparati\ely recently been 

 removed. 



G. The breccia platform is worn smooth by the attrition of pebl)les and small worn blocks. The noise 

 in even a moderate wind, made by the rolling of the pebbles and small worn lilocks al)out half tide and 

 o\-er, is deafening. 



H. Breccia ends here in a point — sand begins. 



J. Gravel here \ inch and over in size. 



K. Sand and shingle meet here, and for a short distance commingle. 



FUNAMANU on FUNAMANO (Pl.vte 7). 



A. Breccia ddbiis covering platform. 



B. White beacon. 



C. Lime pit where coral was burnt for lime with which to Iniild the beacon. 

 C^ Small outlier of reef breccia, 6 feet by 3^ feet by 1 foot. 



D. Flat mass of coral breccia. 



E^ Living mdlipore zone here of a rusty brown coloui, but ri(jurishing. 



E'-. Living nullipore zone here of a rusty brown colour. The zone al)nts on the breccia. 



F. High projecting mass of breccia, 10 feet by 8 feet by 9 feet al)ovc tlie platform, i.r., 1 feet 6 inches 

 above high watei'. 



G. A number of l)ig trees, Pukavai — CahiphijUum iiwphtjUain — here 40 to 50 feet high, and L' feet 

 9 inches to 4 feet 6 inches in diameter. They are frequented l)y birds, as are the Fetau trees of Araatuku. 



H. Small short breccia cliff. 



J. Breccia up to pebble line. 



K. Jagged masses of clinkery breccia here. 



L. Rounded boulders make up the hurricane lieach here. 



