Just around the point is the landing, and copra camp and a small flag- pole flying the British falg. Enthusiastically greeted and shown anchorage by the manager for the Samoan shipping and Trading Co., Mr. Wiley Shafer. He and his wife and children (one girl, Carolina, with them; two girls Elizabeth and Virginia at Sister Frances school, Tutuila), have been on the island nearly three years, since October 30, 1921. He has 17 native men, mostly from Tokelau, and one woman. He ships about 75 tons of copra a year. He says fish are very abundant and turtle quite frequent. Ashore and left gear at Mr. Shafer's house, (at which I stayed for five days). It is about 1/4 to 3/8 mile across to lagoon at this point. Very clean coconut grove of tall trees, planted, according to Mr. Shafer, by the Levy Brothers (Soap Co.) about 1902-3. They abandoned the project and it was taken over about 10 years ago by the Samoan Co. - Capt. Allen. Mr. Shafer is constantly clearing new land and setting out more coconut palms. The best way to do this, he says, is by cutting avenues through the low