Ticket Levuka to Lautoka cost £2-7-6. Underway at 12:30. Met Mr. G. R. Smith of the C.S.R. Co. and Col. G.J.L. Golding, Fiji Inspector General, on the "Adi Keva". Captain Low was very kind in telling me about all the points of interest we passed. The north end of Ovalau is much like the south. Two low gaps between higher peaks in the basin wall; forested above and with gasau grass below, to- gether with weeds, grass and scrub. Bays beaches lined with coconut palms, turned brown by the ravages of Levuana. A small village in each bay. After rounding the north end, course due west past the small island of Naigani. This has a grassy central portion, a wooded east point - rounded peak, and a scrubby south hill. Coconut groves on both east and west sides. Casuarinas. Roll 79:2. N.W. end of Ovalau, looking east by south. Steared toward two conical peaks on Viti levu, Tovu levu and Tova lailai. Reached Ellington at 7 P.M. After discharging passengers and mail for Penang mill and surrounding country left the wharf and anchored in passage between Nananu islands and mainland to escape the swarms of mosquitoes and sand flies which infest the wharf. Thursday, October 23, 1924. Lautoka. "Adi Keva" underway at 5 A.M. out between the islets and along the coast to Lautoka. The islets here are covered with grass, scrub, fern, etc. Penang mill is located in a deep bay on the opposite side of a narrow peninsula from El- lington and about 7 or 8 miles distant. The mill has been running about 40 years. A mill at Ellington for a while was owned by Mr. Leaf. It was later abandoned. Mr. Leaf also planted coconuts on the nearby islets. He tried