look rough and jagged. The village is situated on one of the larger sand beaches about two- thirds of the way down the west side. Behind it is quite a patch of coconuts and an even larger grove is located on the south end which is lower than the rest of the ridge. There is deep water close up to the west reef. A small passage about a mile above the village admits row boats at all tides. Boats can pass over the reef opposite the anchorage in smooth weather and half tide or more. Wednesday, September 10, 1924. Tuvutha - Interior Ashore at 6:40, crossing the reef opposite (E. of) the anchorage, where there is water enough in smooth weather to allow small boats above half tide. Noted that the islot off the south point must be very thin as the ris- ing sun shone through it in three places. Landed at the village. Tinoa village is the only one on this large island. It consists of about 18 native huts facing a small sand beach which is slowly being eroded away. The population is 60. Met the chief and the missionary, neither of whom, nor anyone else, could speak English. A trail, - the only one on the island, the Chief informed us, - leads up the steep limestone face behind the village, over one or two small palis and into the interior through a pass just south of the center west side peak. Several small groves of coconuts and much timber along the way. The slopes covered by luxuriant forests, huge lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees in full blossom being conspicuous. Small landshells very adundant on the leaves of shrubs and small trees along the way. Insect collecting the best for some time. Caught several of the large blue-green Phyncogonoid weevils and quantities of the gray ones on leaves. Lefahoppers, wasps, flies, moths, butterflies, grasshoppers etc. abundant. Saw two of the large gray and pink noctuids. The interior was a great surprise. The high limestone ridges, which