Loyalty Islands survey 1938 : Uvea Island summary : original map in file.
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= all vegetation other than grass, coconuts, or secondary growth of ex-garden areas or coconut cultivation areas. Principally natural growth areas. = all lines thus on areas show that coconuts have been planted in this area irrespective of angle of lines which are only put in to show what different ages nuts are planted. Age and what the nuts are in is shown in each case by black ink. 1 YR. = 1 year and so on /coc., co., c. = coconuts/sec.G and so on = secondary growth and height in feet of such growth and often density by density, etc. slash = mean the secondary growth has been recently slashed and is lying dry on ground, this is often shown by pencil shading also. = current years gardens under yams, manioc etc. (except in extreme south where areas appeared outside the area of survey were not carefully recorded). = native foot tracks to garden area these peter out very quickly in the forest and beyond the gardens are only used for getting a bundle of daily firwood before women return home or for getting poles for house building. = dead standing teak trees left in cultivations. = green standing teak trees left in cultivation.