PUBLISHERS’ NOTE.

In the unavoidable absence of Miss Gordon Cumming from England during the progress of her work through the press, the Publishers have to acknowledge their indebtedness to Miss Isabella L. Bird, the accomplished authoress of The Hawaiian Archipelago, who at much personal inconvenience has undertaken the revision of the proof sheets on behalf of her friend. Miss Bird wishes it to be known that, with the exception of certain omissions and verbal alterations, the text remains as originally written.