CHAPTER VI. 



CONTENTS. 



THE PORPOISE PARTS COMPANY— HER VISIT TO ONGEA— FULANGA— CANOES BUILDING 

 AT FULANGA — MORAMBA — ENKABA— KAMBARA— TABANAIELLI — NAMUKA — ANGASA— 

 KOMO— MOTHA— ORUATA— FIRST VISIT TO LAKEMBA— MR. CALVERT— TUI NEAU— THAKI 



— DEPARTURE OF THE PORPOISE FROM LAKEMBA — THE TWO AIVAS— ARGO REEF — 

 ONEATA — OBSERVATORY ISLAND — SECOND VISIT TO LAKEMBA — ASCENT OF KENDI- 

 KENDI— WORSHIP AT THE MISSION CHURCH— VISIT OF LIEUTENANT RINGGOLD TO TUI 

 NEAU— ESCAPES FROM BEING BURIED ALIVE— EXTENT OF TUI NEAU'S AUTHORITY- 

 NATIVE DANCE — HARBOURS OF LAKEMBA — LEVUKIANS— GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF 

 LAKEMBA— ISLAND OF NAIAU— TABUTHA— ARO— CHICHIA— MANGO— VEKAI— KATAFANGA 

 —EXPLORING ISLES— VANUA-VALAVO— MUNIA— ITS HIGHEST PEAK ASCENDED— TICUMBIA 



— SUSUI — ITS FINE HARBOUR— MALATTA — AVIA— OKIMBO — NAITAMBA — KAMIA AND 

 VUNA— PORPOISE ARRIVES AT SOMU-SOMU— FLYING-FISH LEAVES SOMU-SOMU— STRAITS 

 OF SOMU-SOMU— HARBOUR OF BAINO— FAWN HARBOUR— NABOUNI— RATIVA— RETURN TO 

 LEVUKA— H. B. M. SCHOONER STARLING— VISIT TO CAPTAIN BELCHER— HIS OPINION OF 

 THE REGULATIONS — TUI NDRAKETIS LETTER — NUKALAU — OPERATIONS OF LIEU- 

 TENANT UNDERWOOD— NAIRAI— HARBOUR OF VENEMOLE— MANUFACTURES OF NAIRAI 

 —TOWN OF COROBAMBA— COBU ROCK— REMARKABLE LOCAL MAGNETIC ATTRACTION— 

 ANGAU— RETURN OF LIEUTENANT UNDERWOOD — DESERTION OF MURRAY— REEF OF 

 ANGAU — ESCAPE OF THE FLYING-FISH FROM WRECK — CLUB-DANCE — FEEJEE CLOWN 

 —MUSIC— FEEJEE FLUTE AND PANDEAN PIPE— ALARM AT OBSERVATORY— VISIT FROM 

 TUI LEVUKA— ASCENT OF UNDERWOOD TOWER— ATTACK THREATENED BY THE NATIVES 

 —VISIT FROM NGARANINGIOU— VISIT OF THE QUEEN OF AMBAU— MR. WALDRON PUR- 

 CHASES GROUND FOR A SCHOOL— VINCENNES LEAVES LEVUKA-DIRECTION ISLAND- 

 FAILURE OF THE FLYING-FISH TO PROCEED ON A SURVEY— DANGERS OF THE PASSAGE 

 TO SAVU-SAVU— AMBUSH OF THE NATIVES— DANGEROUS ANCHORAGE — BAY OF SAVU- 

 SAVU — HOT SPRINGS — ABORTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE LAUNCH AND FIRST CUTTER- 

 ISLAND OF KORO AND HORSE-SHOE REEF — NATIVES OF SAVU-SAVU — DANCE OF THE 

 FEMALES — SCARCITY OF AGED PERSONS — DISTRICT OF SAVU-SAVU — OF WAILEVU — 

 CURIOSITY OF THE NATIVES-PEOPLE OF THE INTERIOR-TENDER SENT ON A SURVEY 

 —VINCENNES SAILS FOR MBUA-MEETING WITH THE PEACOCK— MBUA OR SANDALWOOD 

 BAY. 



