near mutiny. Cabin boy attacked Corrie and Capt. Stenbeck, hitting me into the bargain, but was finally overpowered and order restored. Cook also dis- orderly. Spent afternoon on notes and preliminary report. Several squalls during night with wind from N.N.W. and N.E. and no wind. Tuesday, April 1, 1924. At sea between Hull and Takafo. Bar. 29.97. Log. 34 at 8 A.M. Noon position S. 8° 48' 171° 17' W. Nearly becalmed in morning. 3:30 P.M. S. 8° 54' 171° 11' W. Spent day writing up notes and bringing "Preliminary Report" up to date. Wednesday, April 2, 1924. Sighted Takafo at daybreak, lying to the S.W. and ran around N.E. and N.W. sides of the arrow-head-shaped atoll to the village which stands on one small islet on the S.W. side, just south of the W. point. The small islets around the fringing reef appear exactly as indicated on H.O. Chart 126, (here reproduced with a list of the islets obtained from Chief Veneale and checked up as I visited the various portions of the atoll). List of Islets Surrounding Fakafo Lagoon. (From Chief Veneale). See Map 1. Fonu fata (Privately owned) 2. Teafua (typical). 3. Afua (Catholic cemetery) 4. Fakafo (village with landing) 5. Nukumatu (typical) 6. Patalinga (Protestant cemetery) 7. Nukumatini (caretaker for ceme- tery) 8. Papaloa (low with a few bushes) 9. Nukulakia (typical) 9 1/2. Tawaafua (bare) 10. Fonua loa (luxuriant with large Taisala lake) 11. Sakea (4 typical islets) 12. Motu (typical) 13. Sumatafa (n)ga (sub-luxuriant, long) 14. Otano (typical) quite small 15. Tafolaelo (typical) quite small