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[[vertical strikethrough entire page]] A 1/4 mile through mangroves like navigating a forest (up to two feet diam.) to bay. Swarms of Hydrobatidae (immature) in bay near [[strikethrough]] G [[/strikethrough]] mangroves. Companion too hurried for me to catch many. Comoto On beach. Regulation church. water through town. [[Sliver?]] Outrigger to the boat. Between this & the last town the coast has been rugged with low cliffs & hills Several other towns passed. All the same. The N.M.P.'s boat races with us. It capsized on a turn, putting every one in the water. [[Nosea?]] [[/vertical strikethrough entire page]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[vertical strikethrough entire page]] lost his ladies purse, but saved his gold watch (16 shillings) by putting it in his mouth. One Indian - insane & the [[court?]] buffoon lost his sulu & squatted in the boat until one was brought. V [[strikethrough]] B [[/strikethrough]] abea On beach. [[Miki?]] until midnight, then singers departed to home next door & kept it up. Coast rocky in places; lagoon narrow; hills in some places bare. Many coastal islands. Further Matasa [[strikethrough]] n [[/strikethrough]] awa leon. Lagu Leon On broad bay, with [[Elmo?]] across. Walked over [[?]] [[/vertical strikethrough entire page]]
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Can you let transcriber know to write [[?]] instead of [[guess]] for something that is not clear? janetjschoor@aol.com
(@siobhanleachman) - The standard practice in the TC is to put [[your best guess at the uncertain word?]] enclosed in brackets with a question mark. I've managed to solve some of the [[?]]
An outrigger is a type of canoe. A sulu is a Fijian skirt see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulu_(skirt)