SMITHSON Sc, 
Native Drums, on Fili Island, Ffate. 
LETTER V. 
HAVANNAH HARBOUR— TRADING ESTABLISHMENTS—— VESSEL 
GRAZES A REEF—-NGUNA—TWO HILLS—ARRIVE AT SANTO. 
Anelcauhat, Aneityum, 
Fune, 1872. 
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AVANNAH Harbour is the principal port of Efaté, indeed 
I may say of the New Hebrides. It is named after the vessel 
of Captain Erskine, who visited it in the year 1843. It is a 
long tortuous sheet of water, the distance from the entrance to 
the head being about seven miles. On one side is the main 
island of Efaté; on the other two small islands, named Decep- 
tion and Protection islands which completely enclose it, with 
the exception of three channels—one a boat passage, and the 
other two large enough for vessels of any size. The greatest 
disadvantage in connection with this harbour is its depth ; for 
