on guard, ready to blow a warning conch at the approach of danger. The village site is on the edge of a 300 or 400 foot cliff which overlooks the S.E. flat covered with coconut palms. The site is a small scale reproduction of the "pali". The following are the present degrees of native authority according to William:- Turanga ni Koro - chief of the village Buli ni Tikina - chief of the island Roko tui - high chief of the province. Took refuge from a heavy squall of rain in a small hut half full of large yams. Although it rained hard and the roof was only made of plated coconut leaves, not a drop came through. Returned to the schooner down the trail from the basin to Narothivo and back around the N. E. point to the sand beach landing. Saturday, September 13, 1924. Vanua Vatu. Landed at Vanua Vatu, after a rough night at sea, at 6:45. The village, called Raira, is a large one, situated on a sand beach on the N.E. corner. It has a population of about 300. The houses are nicely laid out in rows with breadfruit trees and flowering plants, such as Hibiscus, Plumeria viavia (Crinum asiaticum), etc. between. On the slope behind the village is quite a grove of coconut palms. A passage through the outer reef admits small boats into a small lagoon, but a second reef has to be crossed in order to reach the village. This may be readily done at high water, but the reef dries at low tide. The chief and the missionary were holding morning prayers in the thatched church when we arrived. The former lives in a frame house which was formerly a store. The latter looks the part. After the customary formalities we ascended the grassy slope to the