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out to me as having been bought in this way to be- 
come housekeepers of European settlers, and, as their 
new lords and masters clothed, fed, and treated them 
better than their Fijian, they had cheerfully stayed with 
them. Mr. Pritchard’s presence has in a great measure 
put a stop to these and to several other iniquities, or at 
all events prevented their being carried on in open day- 
light; but until the home government shall think fit 
to lighten the consul’s duties, by placing a fast-sailing 
schooner at his disposal, and allow him some abler as- 
sistance than he has hitherto obtained from his clerks, 
similar shortcomings must be expected. 
On the 12th of June I went for a few days to Wairiki. 
The premises occupied by the mission of that place are 
very commodious; there are two large dwelling-houses, 
built about two hundred yards apart, one occupied by Mr. 
Waterhouse, the other by Mr. Carey. On the second 
day of my stay there, those two gentlemen returned 
from Bau, bringing a message from Mr. Pritchard, the 
British consul, to the effect that Colonel Smythe had 
as yet not arrived, and that a little schooner should be 
sent for me, in case I did not reach Ovalau by the 12th 
instant. Mr. Carey showed me his collection of native 
curiosities, including a fine set of clubs, spears, bows, 
and arrows. I also saw here for the first time a fan 
made of the leaf of a beautiful palm, a tree which had 
proved quite new to science, and which in honour of 
Mr. Pritchard, and as a grateful acknowledgment of 
the invaluable assistance he rendered to me, the name 
of Pritchardia pacifica has been given by Mr. Wend- 
land and myself,—the specific name being justified by 
