cott>A-Ktit mm. 



uuiiiulai'turr (jt " siiiiict/ ^onic of wliicli is Ijeaii- 

 Hhtlly braided, and used by the natives for a 

 vjitiety of useM porpc>se#, aiwl at *P^Mtt is called 

 Xiipiv. At Tonga, (one of the FriiMHlly Islands,) 

 llii' iiiitivrs dye the sinnct,"" calloil Ka/h, of 

 various colours, using* it in tying the ratters of the 

 liuts, »S:e. and it has a very ornamental appear- 

 ^ce. The rope fm ihm ^imvm h «I1 mmn- 

 ia( rurt d from tibia suibslaisiefi. The husk, tem 

 wliirii the filn'ons substance has not been sepa- 

 rated, is used in Ceylou iu lion of scrnbhing- 

 brushe.s for the floor ; and also brooms, mats, and 

 liags mmnhdsiAt&l Ittm il A quaoMty of 

 mlt -CQsfdsige, such as cables, hawsers, &c., is 

 cxiKtvtrd annually from Ceylon to A arious parts 

 of tlie ginhe. At tlie Piilowat Ishmds, (Carolina 

 Gronp, South Pacific Ocean,) we purchased an 

 lihmid#]»^ cordage^ m tmh one BtA a 

 half itith hx diameter, ht merely ph^m of iron 

 hoop.* 



From t]ie trunk oi" the cocoa-nut tree tlie 

 Tahitaus extract a gummy substance, called Ijy 

 them Pia, pia ; it possesses HO fragrant jn'opertj, 

 but js used hf ^it mtive femateto spread tmat 

 tlmv haii'j in the sain« ttmm&t th^t they ate ac- 



TheTnhitans do not use tlie coir in tliu uKumfhftiiie of 

 liirgc r<)[)cs : Ibr tliul purpose they use thu bark of tJic IJiiiis- 

 rtts ttliacet/Hi or ruriiu^ 



