(b) "This is to certify that I have traded with Friend of England, a native of this island, in coconuts, fruits, etc. Since I have found him to be trusty, honest to his agreements, therefore, I feel pleasure in saying that you can trust him with the truth before heaven.
| North-West Bay, Island of Car Nicobar, March 3rd, 1857. | Barque Rochester of London. (Sd.) W. J. Green, Master of the above-named ship." |
(c) "On our visit to the north side of Car Nicobar, I found the bearer, Friend of England, an honest, inoffensive man, and very willing to afford all the assistance in his power to us during our stay.
| H.M. Steamer Undaunted, January 1873." | (Sd.) W. L. C. Beresford, Commander. |
[26] His portrait is, unfortunately, a failure, as he seems to have moved slightly during the time of exposure.
[27] This is partly supported by a small monthly subsidy from the Bishopric of Rangoon.
[28] Singapore Review, vol. ii.
[29] A. L. Butler, Supp. And. and Nic. Gazette, Nov. 1897.
[30] "I once weighed one of these birds and found it to be only six times greater than its own egg; whereas I found that a domestic hen weighs twenty-two times as much as its own egg."—E. H. Man.
[31] After Mr E. H. Man, by Col. Strahan, R.E., when surveying the Nicobars in 1886-7.