. The earth and its inhabitants .. . lasb cr breenwich 154° 14' 154° 15' EU Reefs exposed at low water. 0to32 Feet. Depths. 32 to 80 Feet. 80 to 320 Feet. 320 Feet and upwards. 1,100 Yards. speculators. About a thousand of these have settled down as petty dealers and gardeners. About 50,000 acres, or one-fifth of the large island, are estimated to be avail- able for plantations. All these lands lying on the seaboard or on the first slopes of the hills, are easily accessible by the highway, 115 miles long, which winds in a double circuit round the twin islands of Great and Little Tahiti. But at
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . lasb cr breenwich 154° 14' 154° 15' EU Reefs exposed at low water. 0to32 Feet. Depths. 32 to 80 Feet. 80 to 320 Feet. 320 Feet and upwards. 1,100 Yards. speculators. About a thousand of these have settled down as petty dealers and gardeners. About 50,000 acres, or one-fifth of the large island, are estimated to be avail- able for plantations. All these lands lying on the seaboard or on the first slopes of the hills, are easily accessible by the highway, 115 miles long, which winds in a double circuit round the twin islands of Great and Little Tahiti. But at the south-east extremity of the latter this romantic route is interrupted by precipices, and here the surf, driven by the trade winds through a large opening in the fringing reefs, has to be crossed in frail outriggers. The western part of Great Tahiti, between Papeete and the plantations, will soon be reached by a railway from the capital. A little fort has been erected on the isthmus of Tararao, which connects both islands, and which is the most convenient site for the centre of administration. Fort Phaeton, in this southern district, is far more spacious and
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