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Abduction. 108 Adultery, the punishment for. 105 Aitutaki. 90 — teachers. 73 Alofi. 63, 69. 82, 93. 113, 115. 147; arrival at. 6, 10; the cottages of. 14; church of. 18, 35; a council at. 23 et seq.; types of physiognomy at. 88 Amosa, the Samoan teacher. 77 Apia. 4 Architecture, native. 16-18 Asibeli Kubu. 160 Ata. 201, 202 — family, the, death portent of. 197, 201 Atatá, the islet of. 152 Avatele. 72, 77. 147; the people of. 89, 90; the headman of. 122 Aylen, Captain. 190, 191 Baker, Shirley Waldemar. 160 et seq.. 167, 168. 175, 181. 183, 200. 216 Bea. 194, 195 Beauty, the Tongan ideal of. 203 Bell, Mr.. 67 Blue-jackets, the political influence wielded by. 124 "Broom Road," the. 106 Bubonic plague. 114 Burial customs. 50, 51 Calliope, H.M.S.. 190 Camden, the. 75 Camping and Tramping in Malaya, H. Rathbone's. 100 (footnote) Cannibalism. 102 Catacombs, ancient. 51 Cator, Captain. 80 Celt, a curious stone. 216 Chincha Islands, the. 81 Circumcision, the practice of. 92 Cloudy Bay, a native fight in. 131 Cook, Captain. 127, 130; landing of, in Niué. 69, 70; a relic of. 150, 205; native traditions of his visit to Tonga. 206 Cook's Voyages. 220 Copra, trade in. 56 et seq.; manufacture of. 58, 61; price of. 61; use of. 62 Crawshaw, Captain. 211 Crime, an unknown. 113 Crime and its punishment. 103 et seq. Crook, Mr.. 75 Cruise of H.M.S. "Fawn," The. 80 (footnote) Custom, a unique. 92 Dance, a native. 119, 120 Disease, native fear of. 75, 76; introduced by whalers. 78 Diseases of the natives. 133 et seq. "Dongai," 100 Duel, a mimic. 121 Duff, the. 75, 105 Dunedin, the Bishop of. 162 Earth, tradition of the peopling of the. 84 Eaves-dropping. 208 Elephantiasis, cases of. 176 English, Mr.. 131 Entertainment, a native. 117 et seq. Erskine, Captain, visit of, to Niué. 77 European merchants. 209 Evil spirits, belief in. 99 Fakafolau, the practice of. 102 Falcon Island. 183 Fao. 86, 87 Fataaki, King. 2, 3. 35, 36 (footnote) Fatafehi. 157, 168. 171, 182. 189, 214. 216 — family, death portent of. 197 Favourite, H.M.S.. 194, 195 Fawn, H.M.S.. 80 Feletoa, fortress. 191, 193 Fiji. 94, 100; the Mathuata province in. 95; medical officers in. 98; warriors of. 131; concubitancy in. 135; land tenure in. 138 Fijian architecture. 16, 17 Finau, George. 185, 190. 191 — Ulukalala. 189, 191-3 Flies, swarms of. 140 Flood, Mr.. 50; his store. 55 Fono, the. 37, 111. 112 Fornander. 91 French missionaries, the influence of. 218 Fujipala. 182 Futuna. 21, 22 Galiaga, King. 36 (footnote) George Tubou I., King. 144, 158. 216 George Tubou II., King. 158 German plantations in Samoa. 3, 81 Germans in Tonga, the. 153, 172. 173 Gilbert Islands. 90 Gill, Mr.. 90 Godefroy and Sons. 57 Goodenough, Commodore. 35 Graves. See Burial customs Grey, Sir George. 84 Grice Sumner, Messrs.. 81 Haapai. 212; population of. 179 (footnote) Hakupu, the headman of. 133 Havannah, H.M.S.. 77 Hawaii. 152, 155; the Queen of, and Tonga. 174 Hawaiian history. 91 Hayes, "Bully," 57. 79, 81-3 Head, R. H.. 38, 57. 63, 64. 66, 81-3. 133, 135; family of. 67 — Mrs.. 68 Hihifo, flying foxes at. 196; Captain Cook's visit to. 206 Home, Captain Sir J. Everard. 190 Honolulu, the Bishop of. 162 Hood, Lieut. T. H., his visit to Niué. 65, 80 Hornets. 198 Huanaki. 86, 87 Hunga Cave, the. 190, 191 Infanticide. 102 Influenza, prevalence of. 75 Isabel, the. 65 John Williams, the. 75 Jurisdiction over foreigners. 173 Justice, native. 103 et seq.. 107 Kaiser, the first, a portrait of. 174 Kanakubolu. 196 Kau-ulu-fonua. 20-2. 69 Kava, the use of. 95, 97 — plant, the, cultivation of. 95 Kolovai. 200 — family, the, death portent of. 197 Kopega, the. 104 Kubu. 168, 171. 202 Labour trade, the. 81 Land tenure. 136 et seq. Langa'iki, the deity. 93 Lavinia, the princess. 20, 159 Lawes, Frank. 9, 10. 19, 23-28. 30, 31. 53, 54, 67. 93, 97. 103, 109-12. 118, 121. 122, 135, 141. 143, 147 — Mrs.. 28; bounty of. 145, 146 — Rev. W. G.. 71, 79 Lizard, the, sanctity of. 93, 98 Lomaloma. 97 London Missionary Society, the. 9, 13. 60; the house of. 12, 13; influence of. 51, 52. 59, 141; the penal code of. 105 Macgregor, Sir William. 216 (footnote) Maclennan, Dr. Donald. 155, 156. 175, 177. 213 Maealiuaki, William. 178 Mafuike. 87 Malden Island. 81 Malofafa. 20 Mangaia. 90 Maria Bay. 196 Mariner, William. 190, 191 (footnote). 193, 218. 220 Marshall, H. J., r.n.. 190 Martin, John, M.D.. 191 (footnote). 193 Matapulega, the rite of. 92 Mateialona. 212 Mau'i, the deity. 84-6. 88 Measles, an epidemic of. 180 Messenger of Peace, the. 71 Mildura, H.M.S.. 11 (footnote). 147 Mua. 196, 219 Murder, the punishment for. 104 Native beliefs. 94 et seq.; customs. 50, 51. 92, 95. 133 et seq.; mythology. 84; superstitions. 51, 52; justice. 103 et seq.. 107; entertainment. 117 et seq. Neiafu, the port of. 172, 184 New Zealand, annexation of Niué to. 45, 147; and her dependencies. 149 Niué-Fekai, letter from chiefs of, to Queen Victoria. 1; the inhabitants of. 3, 11; native politics in. 9; the architecture of. 15-18; the church in. 16; a tradition of the invasion of. 20 et seq.; the language of. 28; institutions of. 34; sovereignty in. 37, 38; annexation of, to New Zealand. 45, 147; burial customs in. 50, 51; superstition in. 51, 52; traders in. 56 et seq.; cocoanut plantations in. 57, 58; a set of stocks in. 65; influence of Samoan teachers in. 77; anchorages of. 79 (footnote); mythology of. 84; meaning of the name. 88; origin of the people of. 89 et seq.; tattooing in. 92; a unique custom in. 92; beliefs in. 94; infanticide in. 102; the tribunals of. 103 et seq.; the warriors of. 127, 130. 131; want of dignity in the natives of. 129; earth-hunger in. 138 Niuafoou, population of. 179 (footnote) Niuatobutabu, population of. 179 (footnote) Nukualofa. 145, 155. 158, 159. 163, 164. 194, 198. 201, 211; plague of hornets at. 199, 200 Ofa, Princess. 159, 164; joins the Church of England. 162, 163 Pacific Islands, the, federation of. 146 Pacific Islands Co., the. 55, 137 Pakieto, King. 36 (footnote) Patterson, H. W.. 57 Patuavalu, King. 36 (footnote) Paula, the Samoan teacher. 77 Penal code, a. 112, 113. 178 Penalties for crimes. 108 Peniamina Nukai. 75, 78 Petitions from the natives. 206, 207 Polynesian chiefs. 170, 175 — music. 218 Polynesians, the. 3, 165; dignity of. 129 Population returns. 179 Porpoise, H.M.S.. 4, 33. 117, 123. 146, 184. 215, 216; a royal visit to. 46, 171 Port-au-Prince, the. 192 Pratt, Rev. G.. 79 Priesthood, the. 95 Protectorates. 41 et seq. Pulangi Tau, the. 103, 104 Punimata, King. 36 (footnote) Pylstaart Island. 91 Quarantine regulations. 113, 115 Ranfurly, Lord. 11 (footnote). 147 Rarotonga. 74, 105 Rathbone, H.. 100 Ravenhill, Captain. 23, 39. 46, 48. 123 Relationships. 136 Resolution, the. 206 Review of Reviews, The. 210 Ross, Captain. 65 Sakaio, the Samoan teacher. 77 Samoa. 152; German plantations in. 3, 81; visit of John Williams to. 74; mission school in. 74, 75. 77 "Samoa Convention," the. 4, 173 Samoan teachers, the. 77, 92. 105, 133 Samuela, the Samoan teacher. 77 Sateki. 158, 164. 169, 209. 210 Savage Island. See Niué Seddon, R. J.. 146 Spearman, Lieutenant. 70 Spells, the working of. 98 Stanmore, Lord. 66 Stone of power, the. 35 Suicide. 109 Superstition, prevalence of. 51, 197. 201 Tahiti. 105 Takalaua, King. 20 Talanga. 87 Talatala hina, the, flowers of. 197 Tamajia. 20 Tangaloa, the deity. 84 Taufa'ahau. See George Tubou II. Tauranga, H.M.S.. 124 Tauvu. 94 Taxes. 29 Tepá. 89 Theft. 109 Toeumu. 191 Tonga. 91, 153. 155, 172; the protectorate over. 4, 172. 174, 215. 216; taxes paid by labourers in. 29; the Free Church of. 161; the army of. 167; the Queen of. 175; the European colony of. 180 Tongan castaways, a colony of. 91 — families, death portents of. 197 — music, Appendix Tongans, the. 173, 189; cave of. 14, 18. 19; burial customs of. 51, 52; energy of, in copra-making. 59; practice of tattooing amongst. 91; regard of, for the English. 124 et seq.; their ignorance of surgery. 176; their ideal of female beauty. 203 Tongatabu. 152; population of. 179 (footnote) Tongia, King. 34, 35 (footnote). 36-9. 113, 116. 128, 137. 148; his daughter. 83; letter from, to Queen Victoria. 151 Totemism. 93 Traders. 56 et seq. Treaty, the signing of a. 30, 172 et seq.; 214 Tuapa. 9, 10. 35 (footnote). 36, 54. 55, 63. 134; cave near. 65; the road to. 49; the King's palace in. 54 Tui Belehake. See Fatafehi Tui Kanakubolu, death portent of the. 197 — Tonga, the. 88 Tuitonga, King. 2, 35. 36 (footnote) Tukuaho. 154, 157. 158, 163 Tungi. 154, 163. 195, 212. 213 Turner, Dr.. 75-7. 96, 106 Tutunekai, the. 146 Ugliness, the cult of. 129 Unga. 188 Utulei Point. 184 Vavau. 172, 182 et seq.; the native church of. 16, 18; the German coaling-station at. 186, 187 Victoria, Queen, letter to, from native chiefs. 1; from King Tongia. 151; a portrait of. 23, 28; autograph letters for. 150; presents from the King of Tonga. 167 Webber, Mr. Amherst. 25, 203. 213, 214. 219, 220 Wesleyan missionaries. 59 Whalers. 78 Williams, John. 71-6. 127 Witchcraft, belief in. 96, 97 Women doctors. 135 Woodlark Island. 216 (footnote), 216 (footnote)

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