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Fiji Society of Science and Industry

Call Number
S 996.11 FIJ
Created/Published
Suva : Council of the Fiji Society, 1953
Issue
Volume Vol.2, No.1 - 1940, No.2 - 1941, No.3 - 1942, No.4 - 1943, No.5 - 1944
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Contents

FIJI SOCIETY OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY 1 , 3
TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIJI SOCIETY OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY For the Years 1940 to 1944 5
CONTENTS 7
CONTENTS—Continued 8 , 9
1 PROSPECTING IN FIJI 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21
2 NOTES ON MOLLUSCS USED AS FOOD BY THE FIJIANS 22 , 23 , 24
3 THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUVA 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30
4 A NOTE ON FIJIAN ORCHIDS 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53
5 NAMES OF CORALS AND REEF ANIMALS, PLANTS AND FISHES 54 , 55 , 56
LIST OF FIJI BIRDS AND THEIR SCIENTIFIC NAMES. 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 65
6 THE EARLY DAYS OF LEVUKA 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76
REFERENCES. 76
7 THE NATURE OF FIJIAN TOTEMISM 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85
8 SOME RARE OR LITTLE KNOWN PLANTS COLLECTED IN FIJI 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93
REFERENCES. 93
9 NOTES ON THE ALIEN FLORA OF FIJI OR THE EFFECT OF SETTLEMENT UPON THE VEGETATION OF FIJI 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106
REFERENCES. 106
10 HURRICANES 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114
11 A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF A WELL-KNOWN CHIEF: RA MASIMA, TUI BUA 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124
12 MA'AFU 125 , 126 , 127 , 128 , 129 , 130 , 131 , 132 , 133 , 134
REFERENCES. 134
13 MAGICO-RELIGIOUS SECRET SOCIETIES OF VITI LEVU, FIJI 135 , 136 , 137 , 138 , 139 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 143 , 144 , 145 , 146 , 147 , 148 , 149 , 150 , 151 , 152 , 153
14 FIJIAN WARFARE 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164
LIST OF REFERENCES. 164
15 BECHE DE MER—TREPANG 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172
16 SOME FIJIAN CHIEFLY CUSTOMS 173 , 174 , 175 , 176 , 177 , 178 , 179 , 180 , 181
17 THE ORIGIN OF THE FAUNA OF FIJI 182 , 183 , 184 , 185 , 186
REFERENCES 186
18 SOME FIJI FUNGI 187 , 188 , 189 , 190 , 191 , 192 , 193 , 194 , 195 , 196 , 197 , 198 , 199
REFERENCES, 199 , 200
19 THE TURTLE AND THE TORTOISESHELL INDUSTRY 201 , 202 , 203 , 205
20 THE MEANING OF SOME INDIAN CUSTOMS AS PRACTISED IN FIJI 207 , 208 , 209 , 210 , 211 , 212 , 213 , 214 , 215 , 216 , 217 , 218 , 219 , 220
21 THE REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL TO SUVA 221 , 222 , 223 , 224 , 225 , 226
LIST OF REFERENCES AND AUTHORITIES QUOTED. 227
22 RECOLLECTIONS OF EARLY SUVA 228 , 229 , 230 , 231 , 232
23 OLD LAND MARKS OF SUVA 233 , 234 , 235
24 HISTORICAL NOTES: 1943 236 , 237
25 REGENT CHANGES IN ORGANISATION OF FIJIAN VILLAGE LIFE. A SUMMARY. 239 , 240
26 LIFE ON A CORAL ATOLL WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SIKAIANA. 241 , 242 , 243 , 244 , 245 , 246 , 247 , 248 , 249 , 250 , 251 , 252
27 AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF BOTANICAL INVESTITION IN FIJI. 253 , 254 , 255 , 256 , 257 , 258 , 259 , 260 , 261 , 262 , 263 , 264 , 265 , 266 , 267
REFERENCES. 267 , 268 , 269 , 270 , 271
28 VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AND RELATED PHENOMENA IN FIJI. 272 , 273 , 274 , 275 , 276 , 277 , 278 , 279 , 280 , 281 , 282 , 283 , 284 , 285
29 FORECASTING PROBLEMS IN FIJI. 286 , 287 , 288 , 289 , 290 , 291 , 292 , 293 , 294 , 295 , 296
30 THE SNAKE IN EARLY FIJIAN BELIEF. (With special reference to the cult which survived until recently at Naikorokoro, Kadavu.) 297 , 298 , 299 , 300 , 301 , 302 , 303 , 304 , 305 , 306 , 307 , 308 , 309 , 310 , 311 , 312 , 313
REFERENCES. 313 , 314
31 SOME NOTABLE CHANGES IN THE TOPOGRAPHY OF SUVA. 315 , 316 , 317 , 318 , 319
32 A SURVEY OF THE CATHOLIC MISSION IN FIJI. 1844-1944. 320 , 321 , 322 , 323 , 324
Appendix. 325
FIJI SOCIETY OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. PROCEEDINGS (1941 to 1944) 326 , 327
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 1942 328 , 329
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 1943 329 , 330
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 1944 331 , 332
FIJI SOCIETY OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. TITLES AND ABSTRACTS OF ADDRESSES AND PAPERS NOT PUBLISHED IN THE TRANSACTIONS* WITH REPORTS OF DISCUSSIONS. 1941 – 1944. 333 , 334 , 335 , 336
FIJI SOCIETY OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. APPENDIX 337
RULES AND REGULATIONS. 337 , 338 , 339 , 340
FIJI SOCIETY OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. OFFICERS—I94I – 1944. 341
MEMBERS: 342 , 343 , 344 , 345 , 348

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