TWO YEARS IN FIJI BY LITTON FORBES, M.D., L.R.C.P., F.R.G.S. LATE MEDICAL OFFICER TO THE GERMAN CONSULATE, APIA, NAVIGATOR ISLANDS LONDON LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1875 All rights reserved 203. f. 483. PREFACE. THE greater portion of this little work was written during a voyage from London to New Zealand. The Author's object has been to give the reader an idea-faint and imperfect, perhaps, but as far as it goes truthful of the kind of life an Englishman may expect to lead who makes Fiji his home. The work professes to be written mainly from the point of view of a planter, and lays no claim either to original research or scientific accuracy. As regards the orthography of Fijian names the spelling used is that which was introduced by the missionaries and subsequently adopted, without modification, by the Government of Cacobau, and also by Commodore Goodenough and Mr. Layard in their report, presented to both Houses of Parliament. Though awkward at first to English readers, this spelling will probably establish itself in all official circles, as it offers the advantage of being uniform |