Roll 66:4. Looking across a portion of interior flat, Vanua Vatu, (11548) showing the grass, fern, scrub and Pandanus vegetation. Interior of Naian like this only depressed in the form of a huge basin with much higher limestone enclosing wall. The volcanic ridge in the south basin at Tuvutha also has this type of vegetation with the addition of Plume glass and staghorn fern. Most of the central flat is covered with red-brown dirt in pockets be- tween great numbers of limestone rocks, but there are also many small outcrops and rocks of a brownish rock like the samples. (11549) Roll 66:5. Looking N.E. across part of the village of Tairá. Numbers of black bees and a large swarm of small whitish moths about the fragrant reddish purple flowers of No. 553. Roll 66:6. Curious carved stone head surrounding one of the rocks in (11550) the wall surrounding the church, and carved wooden steps by which one mounts the wall. (I shifted the latter about 20 feet to get it in the picture with the idol). Found out from a well informed native that plant specimens No. 399 = 529 is bua Fragraea berteriana. Also got names for the four plants collected on the island. No. 534, Wa tuva = (Derris uliginosa) is a leguminos vine with small, white flowers, growing on the limestone cliffs near the sea. It stout stems are used in weaving fish baskets and it is also used as a fish poison, just how I did'nt learn. The wind being from the S.E. the schooner was able to anchor close up to the reef off the boat passage on the N.W. side. A ledge of 9 fathoms rapidly sank to 20 and ended in an abrupt drop to 100 fathoms, no botton. Anchor con- tinually dragging down the slope. Sunday, September 14, 1924. At Sea. Underway at 9:45 for Thithia. Spent morning repairing shoes and