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of inhabitants. There is, however, one circumstance, which renders 
it more easy to obtain satisfactory information in relation to the 
amount of population in this group, than in almost any of the others, 
namely, the hostile feelings which exist between the different tribes. 
This renders it impossible for the inhabitants of another district to 
flock to that where ships are lying; and there is no chance of counting 
the same persons a second time, as we inferred it was probable had 
been the case elsewhere, particularly at Tahiti. 
The number of natives at Levuka during our stay seldom varied 
more than could be accounted for by visits from the neighbouring 
towns. I adopted the plan of counting the inhabitants wherever I had 
an opportunity, in order to check the estimate given me by others. 
The following account of the numbers in the several districts, &c., I 
believe to be as correct as it is possible to arrive at. 
The islands of Ovolau and Kantavu are the most thickly peopled. 
The whole group contains about 130,000 inhabitants, who are divided 
as follows : 
Ambau 9 ° d f ; 0 3,000 
Viwa 5 0 5 ; 0 0 1,000 
Rewa 6 . 0 c a 6 5,000 
Verata : P 0 : : 1,000 
Naitasiri . 9 6 0 , 0 8,000 
South side, from Rewa to Ra 5 ; 3 5,000 
North shore from Verata to Navula 5 0 12,000 
Interior - 6 0 ' ° . 5,000 
Mbua . 5 0 0 c : 6,000 
Buia 0 . ° 0 . 0 3,000 
Nandi 4 . : 0 " 4 8,000 
Savu-savu . 0 0 C 5,000 
Tocanova . . - 6 i 3,000 
Muthuata . é G 4 9 15,000 
Ovolau : . Plt) oleae 6 6 8,000 
Kantavu . 3 . 6 : 13,500 
Vuna : ° c 6 : ; 7,000 
Rambe : - . : C 6 1,500 
Nairai 6 C 7 ‘ 6 O 7,000 
Goro 6 . . 6 F a 2,000 
Ambatiki . . . . 0 Q 500 
Angau . . . . : : 1,300 
Moala 5 6 ° 6 cC 0 1,400 
Ono 6 ; : : 6 500 
Matuku ; : ‘ ; . 5 1,500 
Totoia : 4 . O 5 1,000 
Wakaia 5 O : . : C 200 
Mokungai . : . . . . 100 
Asaua Group : . . . : 5,000 
Eastern Group . : : : : 3,000 
Total 133,500 
