these sea borne types appear in the more or less level areas between these outcrop dykes. Considerable enroachment on these forest areas is taking place for gardening purposes because of the fertility of the soil. In time these forests will be only strips of various widths form- ing a network over the area these strips coinciding with the coral outcrops which are too stony for cultivation purposes. Even these may in time disappear because of drying out of surrounding soil and a lower type of forest result or they may be planted up in permanent coconut areas as the palms do reasonably well on them. Also much of the area may have to be used for gardening if the population increases much as between rocks etc. pockets exist which can be cultivated in small 1 and 2 and 3 yard patches. Natives to save long walking to and from gardens are already in the Ianimaha and Wadilla areas making gardens thus in close at hand strips which had been previously left. A poor and bad type of culture especially in dry times and the destruction of forest in increasing the severity and likelihood of such occurring. This is already noticeable. A factor which may enable these forests to remain for much longer periods than at present looks likely is the indolence of the natives. Large forests take considerably more work to clear and prepare for cultivation than smaller types of scrub. This indolence is the reason for the above mentioned clearing of close in rock dyke areas really of little use for cultivation. Also as more areas of coconuts produce and general wealth is increased natives will begin to depend less on their garden produce and use rice and introduced foods in larger quantities. A certain amount of this tall forest land is bound to disappear but a more or less static stage will be reached which will not