| New Hebrides. |
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Hurricanes frequent and severe Unhealthy islands. Havannah harbour good. Williams murdered at Erromanga, 1839. Sandal wood discovered, 1828. |
| Banks Island |
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Mota Island, head quarters of Melanesian Mission. |
| Santa Cruz Islds. |
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La Perouse lost, 1788. Bishop Patteson murdered, 1871. Commodore Goodenough, 1875. Numerous & savage population. |
| Loyalty Islands |
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France claims control over the group. |
| New Caledonia |
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French, 1853 |
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Natives resemble Tasmanian Aborigines (now extinct). Ruins of ancient roads and aqueducts. |
| Solomon Islands |
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A magnificent group. Superficial area about 14,000 square miles. Great cannibals. Crocodiles seen upon Ysabel. |
| New Ireland |
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A large and beautiful island. Numerous and contented population. |
| New Britain |
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M. D'Urville (1827) much struck with its value and beauty. Numerous population. |
| Admiralty Islds. |
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Thickly populated. Cocoa-nut abundant. |
| Louisade Islands |
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Very ferocious Natives. |
| New Guinea |
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In 1828 the Dutch took possession of a little south-west territory, but afterwards abandoned it. They still retain the Arron Islands, lying to the south-west, and containing about 60,000 inhabitants. |
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