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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 64
Central Polynesia
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Central Polynesia.
| Name of Group. | Foreign Residents. | Government. | Imports £ | Exports £ | General Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phœnix | Native Chiefs | Few inhabitants. | |||
| Ellice | Native Chiefs | Islanders once ignorant of warfare. Peruvian slavers in 1863 almost depopulated the group. | |||
| Tokehau, or Union | Native Chiefs | No soil upon some islands. Natives once unaccustomed to the use of fire. | |||
| Navigator, or Samoa (1871) | 500 | Native Chiefs & Constitution | 25,000 | 45,000 | Possesses the finest Harbours in the Pacific. Rarely visited by hurricanes. Good climate. |
| Friendly Islands, or Tonga | 60 | Native Monarchy | Low islands. Severe hurricanes. Earthquakes common. | ||
| Fiji (1873) | 1,786 | English, 1874 | 87,653 | 84,802 | Hurricanes frequent and severe. Superficial area equal to Wales. |