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A 1/4 mile through mangroves like navigating a forest (up to two feet diam.) to
bay.
Swarms of Hydrobatidae (immature) in bay near
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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?]]
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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 [[?]]
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Transcription Notes:
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)