Thursday, July 3, 1924. Started engine in early morning and Matuku island in sight at daylight due east. Sea glassy smooth, near calm. Roll 50:2 Matuku Island looking east. Profile of Matuku, looking east at 7 A.M. Rowed around to N.W. side and landed at cluster of frame buildings occupied by some white planters. The "Bula" was away on another island. Ascended the N.W. slope of Ngilligilli (1262) as far as the native vegetation. Stopped by shower of rain. Worked around head of a valley to ridge running west, descended the valley to S. of this ridge. There seem to be three zones of vegetation:- 1. The Littoral fringe of trees or cultivated area. This is variable in character. For the most part it is made up of coconut groves and mangrove swamps, the former on the stretch stretches, the latter on the bays. But surrounding the main harbor and in other places is a well developed low forest, made up of quite a number of trees and shrubs besides the characteristic hau, noni, kamani, pandanus, etc. In the cultivated areas one finds oranges mangos and coconuts. 2. The Forehill grass area. Here bunch grass and plume grass dominate together with a number of weeds including Sida, Bidens, thistle, and several stunted shrubs - 225, 226, 227, 228, etc. some of which become small trees under more favorable circumstances.