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Field Notes on Islands, continued 
This total of 950, however, does not equal the 1200 claimed to be here on 
the island, though it is a good deal higher than the 800 in the 1967 
census. 
MERIG 
Only 1 village: Le'volvol 
(Lemanman village on Gaua is of Merig people) 
Anglican Mission: No priest 
Deacon: Charlie Noah Damkel (from Merig) 
No dispensary or dresser 
GAUA (Santa Maria) 
11 villages, scattered over Island, peripherally: 
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2 . 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6 . 
7. 
8 . 
9. 
10 . 
11 . 
Dolav village = Quetevat village, jt30 
Ontar village, jt30 
Qetegaveg village = ?Petskabilendrom village 
Bushman Bay ( not Pusman) , few houses, ?people 
Maserono village, 1 family 
Philip Elison (1/2 Tikopian) 
West 
coast 
West 
coast 
West 
coast 
West 
coast 
West 
coast 
Lemanman village of Merig people 
east coast, below 
cascade of Sta. 
Maria, 1/4-1/2 hour 
walk from Taras ag 
school on E coast 
Wetamot village, +30 
Dorig village, +30 
Makean village = Biam village, +30 
Koro village, +30 
SE coast 
SE coast 
S coast 
S coast 
Dispensaries : 
Loebot village (Lembat), S/N Hilda Leo 
