It is made of vasi (Afzelia bijuga) wood, hollowed out within, with the upright end pieces about 8 to 10 inches in from the ends of the log. They are 5 or 6 feet long and about 2 1/2 feet high. When beaten with one of the short, heavy clubs it can be heard for several miles. Each of the islands in this part of the group is noted for some special achievement or form of work. Ongea for its mats and large tapas. Fulanga for its canoe making. The uninhabited Yangase islands for their ruggedness and snakes. Namuka for its tapas and extensive coconut groves. Kambara for its Yagona bowls and carving (So they say - I did not find it so). Thursday, August 14, 1924. Mothe N.W. Up anchor at 7 A.M. and under way from Namuka-i-Lau to Mothe. Spent early forenoon wrapping up alcoholic specimens and getting out fresh supply of bottles. Mothe is a volcanic island nearly circular in outline with numerous valleys radiating out from a central peak. Quite a contrast to the densely wooded, low limestone islands, it is for the most part covered with grass; having a strip of coconut palms and beach trees along the edge and in the lower valleys and a small knot of trees on the summit of the central peak. The crests of the higher, radiating ridges are lightly fringed with Casuarina trees, and the beach vegetation in places has crept up the forehills. Anchored off the N.W. side at 9:50 A.M. Ashore by 10:15 having to drag the boat over the reef, it being less than half tide. There are several small fish walls along the beach, one near the place of landing on N.W. side being 150 feet or so in diameter and about 2 + feet high; and made of black lava rocks.