-1- GENERAL NOTES ON THE FIJI (OR VITI) GROUP. BRITISH. (Also Fedjee, Feejee, Fidgee, Fidji, Fidschi, etc.) Prince William Islands of Tasman. Said to be 155 islands (100 of them inhabited), with as many more islets and reefs; coral and volcanic; highest peak in group 5000 ft. Little or no malaria; disease most feared by Europeans is dysentery, which caused Wiglesworth's death shortly after he reached the islands. Heaviest rains in Feb. and March; best weather is in April-November; cyclones frequent in hot months (Dec. to April). Rotumah was annexed as part of the Fiji colony in 1880, and Fortuna (or Fotuna) at a later date; both these are treat- ed under other groups in the present connection. At the present time (Sept. 25, 1924), only Rotumah island is an outlying island of Fijis; Fotuna or Fortuna Island is a French possession, not in the Fiji Group. There are several lesser groups and clusters in the Fijis, such as the Exploring Group, Hudson Group, Lau or Eastern Group, Ono i Lau Group, Mamamutha Group, Ringgold Group, Tiri Group, Underwood Group, Yangasa Cluster, and Yasawa Group.