INDEX, 
491 
and schools established, 391 ; 
wise division of labour between 
the sexes, 393; desire to acquire 
useful mechanic arts, ibid . 
Rio Janeiro, visit to, iii. 344. 
Riroa, an ancient king of Hawaii, 
repository of the bones of, iv. 363. 
Rives, M., secretary to the king of 
the Sandwich islands, iv. 39. 
Roa, or Romaha ( urtica argentea), 
a valuable plant, i. 36 ; fishing 
nets made of, in Hawaii, iv. 396. 
Robert, an American seaman, con¬ 
veys books from Rurutu to Ri- 
matara, but is lost on the return 
voyage, iii. 322. 
Rocks, fall of, in Hawaii, iv. 377. 
Rono— see Orono. 
Royal family, sacred ness of the, 
in Tahiti, iii. 101 ; mode of tra¬ 
velling, 102; in the Sandwich 
islands, iv. 411. 
Royal household, in Tahiti, how 
maintained, iii. 102, 115; defi¬ 
ciencies how supplied, 116; ex¬ 
tortion of the royal servants, 129; 
in the Sandwich islands, iv. 413. 
Royal succession, in the South Sea 
islands, order of, ijj. 99; in the 
Sandwich islands, iv. 412. 
Rubbing noses, a mode of saluta¬ 
tion very general in the Pacific, 
ii. 337. 
Rurutu, discovery of, iii. 393 ; its 
inhabitants, 394 ; contagious dis¬ 
ease among them, 395 ; their 
conversion, how effected, 400 ; 
the author’s visit to, ibid ; visit 
of Mr. Williams, 401 ; kindness 
to strangers since they have be¬ 
come Christians, 403 ; singular 
mode of landing strangers in, 
104. 
Russians, begin to build a fort at 
Honoruru, iv. 18; are expelled, 
ibid ; their trade with the Sand¬ 
wich islands, 19. 
Sabbath, observance of the, in Ta¬ 
hiti, ii. 406, 411 ; preparation 
for, 407; Sabbath schools, 409 ; 
remark'by Capt. Gambier, 415; 
how spent in the Sandwich 
islands, iv. 37, 82; subsequent 
improvement, 408. 
Sabbath, the author’s first, in the 
Sandwich islands, iv. 36; contrast 
to those in Huahine, 37 ; the 
chiefs prohibit their people from 
working on the, 47 ; the order 
disregarded, 82 ; public services, 
83, 408. 
Salt, trade in, in the Sandwich 
islands, iv. 19, 398. 
Salt lake, remarkable, in. the island 
of Oahu, iv. 18. 
Salt-pans, in Hawaii, iv. 397. 
Salutations, native, ii. 335, 337. 
Sandal wood, trade in, in the Sand¬ 
wich islands, iv. 18 ; cutting of, 
397. 
Sanders’ island (Sir Charles), laws 
for, iii. 177. 
Sandwich islands, discovery of, by 
Captain Cook, iv. 1; native tra¬ 
ditions of earlier visitors, 437; 
probably peopled from Tahiti, 
430; their number, 4; coral 
reefs, 21 ; climate, 21 ; popula¬ 
tion, 23; natural history, 24; 
importance of their local situa¬ 
tion, 26; former prevalence of 
war, 148; human sacrifices, 150; 
armies, 152; fleets, 155; mourn¬ 
ing ceremonies, 175; funerals, 
358; superstitions, 212, 293; 
notions of a future state, 365; 
infanticide, 326; medicines, 334 ; 
amusements, 368; government, 
411; hereditary rank, 412; te¬ 
nure of land, 414; revenue and 
laws, 418; tradition of a deluge, 
441 ; remarks on the language, 
50, 459. 
Satani, a name applied to their 
gods by the Polynesians, ii. 122. 
Satanic influence, native belief in, 
i. 369. 
Scarciiy, plants, fruits and roots 
resorted to, in times of, i. 47, 50, 
63. 
Scenery of the South Sea islands, 
its attractive character, i. 14. 
Schools, native, hours of attend¬ 
ance at, ii. 319 ; annual exami¬ 
nations, 323; affecting scene at, 
326 ; school processions, 327. 
Scilly isles, low coral islands, near 
Borabora, i. 11. 
Scott, Mr., his missionary tour in 
Tahiti, ii. 61; acts as a mediator 
between Pom are and the rebels, 
80; visit to Tahiti, 100; his 
death, 169. 
Scott and Hayward, Messrs., their 
visit to Tahiti, ii. 100; their joy 
