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All of the following from New Britain were collected by 

 and presented to me by the Rev. G. Brown. 



55. — Tomahawk. New Britain. 



An indurated volcanic ash. The cutting edge is broken 

 or chipped. Weight 10 ozs. Dimensions 4j" x 2-iV" x 1". 

 The form of the New Britain adze is very similar to those 

 from New Zealand. 

 56. — Tomahawk. New Britain. 



Of lava. Weight 5 ozs. Dimensions 3|" x 2- x V x H". 



57. — Tomahawk. New Britain, 



Of indurated ash ; apparently sand worn. Weight 5 \ ozs. 

 Dimensions 3 J" x 2" x f ". (Plate 32.) 



58. — Tomahawk. New Britain. 



Weight 4f ozs. Dimensions 3§" x 2- x V x ■££". 



59. — Tomahawk. New Britain. 



Weight 3 ozs. Dimensions 3-jV' x 1-&- x f ". (Plate 32.) 



60. — Tomahawk. New Britain. 



Of lava. Weight 1 \ oz. Dimensions 2 J " x If" x ■£§". 



61. — Tomahawk (unmounted). Fiji Islands. 



Of andesite. Nos. 62, 63, and 64 are probably composed 

 of the same rock. The shaft or body of this adze (and Nos. 

 62, 63, 64) is almost cylindrical, with an elliptical section 

 near the cutting edge. Weight 1 lb. 4J ozs. Dimensions 

 8f"xlf"xll". (Plate 34.) 



62. — Tomahawk. Fiji Islands. 



Mounted in a crook handle and secured by cocoa nut fibre 

 sinnett. Weight 1 lb. 4 \ ozs. Wooden handle 17" long, 

 1 to 2" diameter. (Plate 33.) 



63. — Tomahawk. Fiji Islands. 



Mounted in handle. Weight 1 lb. 14f ozs. The wooden 

 handle is 13 J" long, 1 to If" diameter, and is free from any 

 crook, the stone head meets the end of the handle and the 

 two are firmly bound in position by the sinnett, this mode of 



