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1. 
A MISSION TO 
VITI. 
Fijian Calendar. 
AccorpIné To SEEMANN. 
Vula 4 werewere = June, 
July, clearing month ; 
when the land is cleared 
of weeds and trees. 
Vulaicukicukt = August; 
when the yam-fields are 
dug and planted. 
. Vula + vavakadi = Sep- 
tember; putting reeds 
to yams to enable them 
to climb up. 
. Vulai Balolo latlat = Oc- 
tober; when the balolo 
(Palolo viridis, Gray), a 
remarkable Annelidan 
animal, first makes its 
appearance in small 
numbers. 
Vula t Balolo levw = No- 
vember; when the ba- 
lolo (Palolo viridis, 
Gray) is seen in great 
numbers; the 25th of 
November generally is 
the day when most of 
these animalsare caught. 
Vula i nuga lailat = De- 
cember; a fish called 
“ nuqa”’ comes in in iso- 
lated numbers. 
Vula i nuga levu = Jan- 
uary; when the nuga 
fish arrives in great num- 
bers. 
AccorpInG To WILKES. 
. Vulat were were, weeding 
month. 
. Vulai low lou, digging 
ground and planting. 
. Vulat Kawawaka. 
. Bololo vava Konde. 
. Bololo lieb. 
. Numa lieb, or Nuga lailai. 
. Vulai songa sou tombe sou, 
or Nuga levu; reed blos- 
soms. 
