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beach; have to put him under arrest. My constable gets 
intoxicated. Consular officer has to attend to it. Harvie, a Brit. 
subject, dead. Mr. Pritchard hands me in papers connected 
with the affairs, which he brought from Gau and Koro, whither 
he had to go last week on official business. Claims against this 
estate; counter-claims, disputes, and trouble to me. Old 
T lodges a complaint against S ; accuses him of vio- 
lating the person of his daughter ; Levuka in a state of excite- 
ment about it. Binner in great distress about disputed land 
title of his. Wilson’s agent here, with chiefs from Na Lavu 
Lavu, to complete land titles. Clarke and Hazelman, ditto, 
ditto, from Na Viti Levu. Order from Hort, Bros., to seize 
schooner ‘ Kate,’ unlawfully kept out of their possession. Com- 
plaints from Bob Somebody that Davies has kicked him out 
without paying him his wages. Claims against Maafu for debts 
due four years ago; American citizen connected with the affair ; 
have to refer to the U. 8. Consul; go into the affair to-morrow 
if business permits. Maafu here to ascertain why a certain 
Fijiman, sentenced some time since to three years’ hard labour, 
is allowed to be at large ; crime, killing a Tongaman. He offers, 
and insists upon his right, to enforce the punishment if the Fiji 
chiefs cannot. Wilson’s agent lodges complaint against Bothe, 
for inducing natives at Wai Levu to give to him logs belonging 
to the company of which Wilson is the acting partner. 
“ And all these in two days; and so the wheel goes: every 
case has to be examined into, evidence heard, judgment given, 
papers in connection made out, often in duplicate, and so on, 
and soon. Jamtired. I have been at it all day; it is now 
midnight; so good-bye. 
«Yours very truly, 
“ Ropert §. Swanston.” 
