toward lagoon; about 1/8 - 1/4 mile wide and cut by many lagoon entrances; 17 with water and others dry. Summary of Lagoon Entrances, N. Side. No. Approx. Approx. Width Depth Approx. Remarks distance Direc- Yards Feet length tion (Medium Yards from tide) previous from one previous 1. ----- ----- 15 15 2-3 220 Double, sep. by low ridge. 2. 75 yds. ENE 20 2-3 200 3. 110-125" " 8 to 10 2-3 200 Nearly blocked at lagoon end (dry one between) 4. 150 " " 25 to 40 2-4 150 Bottom covered with coral 5. 50 " . " 25 to 40 3-5 180 (Walked around on lagoon bar) 6. 50 " " 10 to 25 2-4 200 Winding narrow reef end (dry passage between) 7. 100 " " 25-30 3-4 175-200 Shallow bar (two dry passages between) 8. 100 " 25-30 3-5 180 + 1 ft. water on bar 9. 250-300" " 40 3-5 220 Two 15 yard entrances ocean side 10. 125 " 8 to 50 3-5 200 Narrow ocean side, wide at lagoon (Two nearly dry between) 11. 200 NNE 60 3-8 250 Double with reef and small island between 12. 120 NE by N 30-40 3-4 200 13. 40 " " " narrow 2-4 250-300 Narrow and winding 14. 100 NE 60-70 2-5 250 + Double throughout 15. 120 " 80 2-6 230 + " and deep at bar 16. 150 ENE nearly 100 3-8 220 + Small boat might get in at high watet 17. 60 E by N 30 2-3 150 The narrow islets between lagoon entrances are low, sandy or covered with broken coral, with a low stand of Tournefortia, Scaevola, Tafono (=Pua) and occasional Buka trees. Underneath the ground is bare or carpeted with both Boorhaavia creepers, Portulaca, Red topped erect herb, Sida, etc. Within the lagoon entrances grow several kinds of coral, in places com- pletely covering the bottom and about these swim a half dozen different species of small fish, olive with brown stripes, black with olive band around the tail, bright blue, etc. Baby and larger sharks numerous. Collected a few landshells beneath rotten Buka logs, in a damp spot beneath a large Buka tree.