sharply from the sea, pushing the trail onto a sand and rock beach. The former has a tufa and lava point with a mushroom shaped rock off its face. Roll 67:2. Mambulá bay and mushroom rock off lava point, looking west. (1152) Beyond is the S.W. limestone ridge. Beach with quite a growth of trees - Hornandia peltata, Barringtonia speciosa, hibiscus tiliaceous, Calophyllum inophyllum, Scacvola, Tournefortia, Acacia laurifolia, etc. Coconuts behind and above. Nathova is a smaller village nestling at the foot of a steep limestone cliff, covered with stunted scrub or bare of vegetation. Only some small boys and a little native with hair full of cobwebs around. Even the Chinese store was shut. Everybody either very busy or very sleepy. Another well cleared coconut plantation, Vakandrano, is located beneath the shadow of a towering cliff of limestone, between Nathova and Tokalau and extending up into the valley. It too belongs to the Borron estate. Here found the manager of both those plantations, Mr. E. J. Broadnar, an Englishman born in Auckland. He lives four months on one plantation while the copra is being cut by the Indian laborers and the next four on the other. Plenty of milk, cream, butter, fruits, vegetables and meat, fresh from the plantation. Had dinner with him and a pleasant conversation. Yellow butterflies and aensus bees about the large yellow flowers of plant 558. Tokalau village is located a little way north of the plantation at the foot of the next limestone cliff. There are 18 native houses fronting a sand beach and mud flat. The high limestone cliff continues to overhang the sand beach from here to Lonati. Lonati village includes several shacks as well as native houses, a Chinese store and the residence of Mr. C. B. Crabbe, on both banks of a large stream between high limestone walls facing the sea. Mr. Crabbe has charge of a plantation and also is postmaster for the island and runs a small store -