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monkeys in Madagascar. Dubois means the Lemurs, of which 
there are numerous species. 
P. 67. Mines.—The knowledge of the exact locality where the 
Malagasy found gold was kept secret, although Rennefort affirms 
that La Case knew something of it, op. cit. p. 400 :— 
‘ Ce n’est point un naufrage, ny un abord fortuit qui y ont porte 
de l’Or comme les Naturels du Pays le veulent persuader. 11 n’y a 
presque point d’hommes & de femmes qui n’en ayent des ornemens, 
sans compter des tresors cachez des Grands, qui ne s’en servent 
qu’h 1 ’extremite : cela montre qu’il y a des Mines d’or. Le sieur de 
la Case en sgavoit quelque chose, & feu Monsieur de la Meilleraye 
avoit de si bonnes connoissances des richesses de l’Isle, qu’il n’a 
jamais voulu ceder ses droits.’ 
P. 68. Crystal.—Flacourt (part i. p. 148) tells us :— 
1 Quant aux Mineraux & Pierreries il s’en trouve icy de quantite 
de sortes comme sont les Christaux, Topazes, Grenats, Amethistes, 
Girasoles & Aigues-marine. . . . II se trouve des Agates des 
Cassidoines, & de diverses especes de Iaspe, comme aussi le Lapis 
lidius ou pierre de touche.’ 
P. 68. Precious stones.—It would be interesting to find out where 
M. de Mondevergue obtained the twelve thousand livres of diamonds 
which were found in his possession when he was done to death in 
the Chateau de Saumur on his return from Madagascar. 
P. 68. Sterility, Vallales. — Vide Richardson’s Dictionary. —Valala 
= the migratory locust JEdipoda migratoria , also generic designation 
of various locusts and grasshoppers. 
P. 70. French settlers as Seigneurs. Cf. ante , note to p. 41, Mar- 
foutou belonging to the Sieur Mesnard. 
P. 70. Hondsau.—Perhaps Lohahazo, a head-man ; but ‘ Hondsau ’ 
seems to M. Grandidier to be a corruption of Onjatzy, the name of 
a caste among the Antanosy. 
P. 70. Horacs.— Vide Richardson’s Dictionary, Hor aka, s., fen, 
a marsh ; rice grown on damp ground, in distinction to Teny. 
P. 70. Mahosse.— Vide Richardson’s Dictionary, Maosy, adj. [osy], 
trodden down, trodden out. Compare Hosy, the final preparation 
of ground for planting rice. Mihosy , v. int ., to prepare the ground 
as above. 
P. 70. Iron Mines.— Vide Ellis, Hist. Mad., vol. i. p. 306. Vide 
Flacourt, part i. chap, xxxvii. The ironworks instituted by the late 
M. Laborde, east of the capital, were on the site of ancient native 
workings. 
P. 71. Illustration, Approach to Fort Dauphin.—Photographed by 
Dr. Catat, 1st July 1890. This view shows the interior of the fort 
with the avenue of Hova huts leading to the gateway, on which 
three jieurs de lis still remain as evidences of the former occupation. 
P. 72. Visit of M. de la Haye to Bourbon.—Vide Journal du Voyage 
des Grandes Indes, partie i., and de Lespinay’s Memoires. 
