CHAPTER VIII. 



CONTENTS. 



STATE OF THE SURVEYS — REDUCTION OF THE MEN'S ALLOWANCE — RETURN OF 

 LIEUTENANT ALDEN — BOATS REPAIRED — RETURN OF LIEUTENANT PERRY — HE 

 REPORTS THE CAPTURE OF THE FIRST CUTTER IN SUALIB BAY — MEASURES TAKEN 

 IN CONSEQUENCE— EXPEDITION TO TYE AND SUALIB— INTERVIEW BETWEEN A CHIEF 

 OF TYE AND WHIPPY — CONDITIONS PROPOSED TO HIM — ATTACK UPON TYE — ITS 

 DESTRUCTION — NECESSITY FOR DESTROYING IT — GOOD CONDUCT OF OFFICERS AND 

 MEN— RELEASE OF SUALIB CHIEFS— NATIVE MUSIC AND SONG — EXPEDITION IN THE 

 TENDER AND BOATS— THEY ARE JOINED BY THE PORPOISE— ANGANGA— OPERATIONS 

 OF THE PORPOISE — NUGATOBE ISLETS — KANATHIA — MALINA — VANUA-VALAVO — 

 PORT RIDGELY — DUFF REEF — YALANGALALA — NUKUMANU AND NUKUMBASANGA — 

 SOMU-SOMU — KEA — PERILOUS ADVENTURE OF DR. HOLMES — RAMBE — UNDA POINT— 

 YENDUA— PORPOISE HARBOUR — ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY GINGI — ROUND ISLAND- 

 ASA UA CLUSTER — YA-ASAUA — T AU-THA-KE — N AVITI — ELD ISLAND — WAIA— OBSERVA- 

 TORY PEAK — VOMO — FLEET OF CANOES FROM WAIA — TURTLE - FISHERY — SHELL 

 STRIPPED FROM THE LIVING TURTLE— TRADE IN TORTOISE-SHELL-BOATS REJOIN THE 

 TENDER— SAD INTELLIGENCE BROUGHT BY THEM. 



