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a surplus of  £10,000 -- which is 4,000 more than they had several years ago.

Tugi still uses the lighter I gave him & is always asking someone to fill it for him!

Fisher of the B-M has recently been to Nukualofa & Eua - doing some sort of writing & incidentally collecting land shells.

Spencer has gone to N.Z.  Kosi, who was mate on the Fetunaho when we went to Falcon, was also here this evening.

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The [[underline]] Tui Toga [[/underline]] is really a fine boat with good accommodations --  First class passage Suva to Nuknalofa is  £5-0-0; 2nd class  £2-15-0; deck passage  £1-0-0.  I wish we could have taken her!  Old 

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Fotu stayed on board like a good skipper.  He is now 60 years old with 40 years of sailing to his credit.  Never has he touched a reef - in spite of the fact that he cannot shoot the sun!  He apparently is the only "uneducated" skipper allowed to sail between the groynes.

Tongan is certainly a soft and melodious language when compared with Fijian - even with Lanan.  No Fijian being spoken tonight.  Willy is apparently taking care of all the visitors - leading them from home to home.  He drops in here now & again to see how the yangona is holding out.

The [[underline]] Tui Toga [[/underline]] sails in the morning.  Its [[underline]] pouring [[/underline]] rain tonight.  

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