Note 127 — Chapter IV · AGRICULTURAL TRIBES.
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In Fiji the carpenters formed a separate caste, called King’s carpenters, having chiefs of their own, for whom and their work they showed respect. Among the social ranks the 4th were distinguished warriors of low birth, chiefs of the carpenters, and chiefs of the fishers for turtle, the 5th were the common people127. We see that here too skilled workmen rank above the bulk of the people.