. Viti: an account of a government mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands, in the years 1860-61. Botany. NA VATU. 223 tically it is under Viwa, which again is tributary to Bau. There may be about one hundred inhabitants, who lived in a town defended by a deep ditch and high earthen mounds. On the top of the island were extensive plan- tations of Kawai (Dioscorea aculeata, Linn.), and in the valleys thousands of bread-fruit trees. The people did not seem to take much notice of us, and altogether be- haved colder than any we had yet come in contact with. Remaining at anchor all night, our voyag
. Viti: an account of a government mission to the Vitian or Fijian Islands, in the years 1860-61. Botany. NA VATU. 223 tically it is under Viwa, which again is tributary to Bau. There may be about one hundred inhabitants, who lived in a town defended by a deep ditch and high earthen mounds. On the top of the island were extensive plan- tations of Kawai (Dioscorea aculeata, Linn.), and in the valleys thousands of bread-fruit trees. The people did not seem to take much notice of us, and altogether be- haved colder than any we had yet come in contact with. Remaining at anchor all night, our voyage was con- tinued early next morning to Bua, Sandalwood Bay. The north-eastern portion of Viti Levu, now fast fading away, is called Bakiraki, and famous in mythology as the site of Na Vatu, the Fijian Mount Olympus, and the abode of the supreme god Degei ( = Ndengei). It has been supposed that this portion of Viti was the first. NA VATU, FKOM THE Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seemann, Berthold, 1825-1871. Cambridge [etc. ] Macmillan & co.
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