CONTENTS

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[CHAPTER I]

The Island and its People
1

[CHAPTER II]

Affairs of State
23

[CHAPTER III]

The King of all Niué
34

[CHAPTER IV]

A Trip through the Island
49

[CHAPTER V]

Some Historical Records
69

[CHAPTER VI]

The Ancient Faith
84

[CHAPTER VII]

The Tribunals of Arcadia
103

[CHAPTER VIII]

A Native Entertainment
117

[CHAPTER IX]

Byways of Custom
133

[CHAPTER X]

Westward Ho!
141

[CHAPTER XI]

Tonga Revisited
152

[CHAPTER XII]

The King and his Ministers
167

[CHAPTER XIII]

Vavau
182

[CHAPTER XIV]

Between the Acts
194

[CHAPTER XV]

Farewell
211

[APPENDIX]

Tongan Music
218

[Index]
229