This very unique narrative probably harks back to northwest India; Ramachandra, the seventh incarnation of Vishnu, the Polynesian Tangaroa, and the black and white spider is the winter solstice, similar to the Hawaiian astronomy, Ke alanui polohiwa a ke Kuukuu (the black luminous orbit of the Spider).
POLYNESIAN VITAL STATISTICS.
| Islands | Population | Years | Decrease |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahiti Group | *175,000 | 1774 | |
| 34,800 | 1910 | 140,200 | |
| Samoa Group | *185,000 | 1768 | |
| 46,000 | 1912 | 139,000 | |
| New Zealand | *120,000 | 1840 | |
| 49,776 | 1916 | 70,224 | |
| Hawaii Nei | *230,800 | 1780 | |
| 200,000 | 1804 | ||
| 26,000 | 1910 | 204,800 | |
| Marquesa, or | *45,000 | 1804 | |
| Mendaña Group | 35,000 | 1842 | |
| 4,000 | 1910 | 41,000 | |
| Tonga Group | *30,000 | 1880 | |
| 17,500 | 1912 | 12,500 | |
| Cook Group | *11,500 | 1880 | |
| 8,400 | 1900 | 3,100 | |
| Wallis Group | *8,000 | 1860 | |
| 3,600 | 1912 | 4,400 | |
| Austral Group | |||
| Tabuai | *1,800 | 1875 | |
| 1,000 | 1912 | 800 | |
| MELANESIA | |||
| Fijii Group | *194,000 | 1840 | |
| 125,000 | 1906 | 69,000 | |
| TOTAL. | *1,001,100 | 685,024 |
Sources of information for the Above Figures.
Consular Reports of various Nations.
Encyclopaedia Brittanica, American Edition, 1911.
Century Dictionary and Encyclopaedia, American, 1912.
Admiral Adam Ivan Krusenstern, (1770–1846).
Admiral Bougainville, (1729–1811).
Statistics collected by the Author.