covered with small trees and a few coconut palms along the beach. The smaller islet consists of a steep pinnacle of the same material completely surrounded by a sand beach, with coconut palms on the south and a few small trees on the summit. A line of reef runs out to a patch of flat rocks on the N.E. and a similar reef connects the islet with two flat rocks to the south. The large islet rises from the undercut shelf. It has two small rocks off its N.W. side Roll 70:5 Middle island looking N. by E. (11573) Roll 70:6 Large island looking N. by E. (11574) Anchored off S.W. side of large islet at 1:45 P.M. Went ashore on the middle islet with two of the sailors at about 2 P.M. On the beach we found the remains of an improvised canoe. It consisted of a rough log above which was fastened a framework tied on sticks inserted in the log. Roll 71:1 Improvised "canoe" and the two sailors, Steven (mate) and Nicke. Larger islet in the background. (negative) The bedded strata dips to the east and north-east at about 30° on both ends of the island where it is exposed. (N. and S.E.). It looks the same sort of material as on Olorua (see samples). The slopes are covered with numerous Casuarinas and a low open growth of the usual beach and lowland trees - including Soavola, Tournefortia, Hernandia peltata, mile, Ficus, the orange berry "pigeon" tree, etc. and with the four common vines Iponoea pes-capri, Iponoea with white flowers, 3-leafed pubescent legume with pink flowers, and the yellow flowered burr. Numerous Pandanus. Roll 71:2 Looking E.S.E. along the N. cliff. (11576) Saw several gray, spotted eels. Dominant insect a greenish cranefly. Collected a number and variety of specimens in about half an hour - leafhoppers, bugs, flies, a bee, wasps, moths, spiders, etc. Returned to schooner at 4 P.M.