ii. 208; at the Solomon group, 624

Rama, the Hindoo Divinity, i. 436

Rama-Rama, a settlement in the heart of the New Zealand forests, iii. 159

Ramé-fibre. See _Boehmeria nivea_.

Rancho, description of a, iii. 287, 389

Rangitakí. _See_ Wiremu Kingi.

Raorao (_Pteris Esculenta_), the New Zealand fern, iii. 121

Rasamala forest of Java (_Liquid Ambar Altingiana_), ii. 216

Ratnapoora, Ceylon, i. 406

Reed, Mr., Minister, plenipotentiary of United States to China, ii. 466

Réi, settlement on Puynipet Island, ii. 561

Rerehau-Hemara, of Ngatiapakura, in New Zealand, enters as a seaman on board the _Novara_, iii. 175

Retrospect of the results of the voyage, iii. 456-460

Rewarewa, head-dress of Maori woman, iii. 220

Rhanganatha Swami, Rock Temple, near Madras, i. 466

Rice-paper in China, ii. 363, 364

"Rickety Dick," last survivor of the Port Jackson aborigines, iii. 17

Ried, Dr. Aquinas, Valparaiso, iii. 293

Rüse, A., Pharmaceutist and Zoologist at St. Thomas, iii. 442

Roankiddi Harbour, in Puynipet Island, ii. 561

---- race, manners and customs of, ii. 570-575

---- river on Puynipet Island, ii. 563

Roberts, J. C., Protestant missionary, and present (late) foreign minister of the Tai-Ping rebels, ii. 528-532

Robertson, Mr. Brook, English Consul, Shanghai, ii. 472

Robinson, J. P., Superintendent of Nelson Province, New Zealand, iii. 189

_Roccella tinctoria_, i. 75

Rochleder, Prof., of Prague, his instructions with reference to investigating the geographical distribution of plants, iii. 20

Rochouse, Etienne, priest of the Society of Picpus, iii. 203

Rosen, Pastor, missionary at the Nicobars, his residence at, ii. 12, 51, 74

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Saddle Islands, Chinese Sea, ii. 409

Sago palm, the, ii. 153

Saisset, M., Governor of Tahiti, iii. 211, 216, 219, 230, 232-238, 250, 253

Salak Gunung, volcano in Java, ii. 207

Salangan, swallow on the Nicobars, ii. 58; at Java, 235-237

Saltpetre, obtained at Iquique, iii. 343

Sambelong. _See_ Great Nicobar.

Sampan, or Chinese boat, ii. 413

Samschoo, a Chinese beverage obtained from rice, ii. 474

San Cristoval, island of, Solomon group, ii. 596, 624

San Luis de Apra, harbour in Marianne Archipelago, ii. 549

San Miguel, village near Manila, ii. 348

Sandal-wood cutters, ii. 609; atrocities perpetrated by, 610

Sandy Cape, Australia, ii. 626

Santiago de Chile, visit to, iii. 295-303

Sargasso, Mar de, iii. 334.

Sàui, village of the Nicobar Islands, i. 481, ii. 24, 83

_Saya y Manto_, the native dress of the Lima ladies, decline in the use of, iii. 399

Scherzer, Dr. von, overland journey from Valparaiso, iii. 337-447

Schierbrand, Col. von, Batavia, ii. 277

Schroff, or Chinese factotum. See _Comprador_.

Schu-king (old Chinese Book), ii. 498

Sculptures of aboriginal Australians, iii. 34

Sea-birds, habits of. _See_ Cape Pigeon, Albatross, &c.

Serpent-breeding in Ceylon, i. 362

Sesarga, Island of, ii. 624

Sheep, statistics of, in New South Wales, iii. 62-64; in Australia at large, 64; estimated value of, 64

Ship's complement, crew, officers, and scientific staff, i. Appendix

Shrove Tuesday on shipboard, ii. 256

Sicard, Dr. Adrian, monograph on Chinese sugar-cane, ii. 513

Sikayana, visit to, ii. 601-622

Sikkawéi, Jesuit mission at, ii. 480-483

Silk, Chinese, statistics of, ii. 498-450

Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope, anchorage of, i. 195-197

---- Town, description of, i. 197-199

Simpson's Island, inaccurately assigned position of, ii. 591

Sinamay (or Sinamarre), Manila cloth, ii. 325 (note)

"Singing Stones," the, Macao, ii. 406

Siva, the Indian divinity, i. 435

Skulls, human, used as drinking cups in Australia, iii. 34; Indian, found near Lima, 393

Slave population of Brazil, condition of, i. 166-168

Slavery among the Maories, iii. 116, 117

Smith, his block-house at Titarango, iii. 150

Snook-fish (_Thyrsites Atun_), i. 199

Snow-fall on board the _Novara_, off the Horn, iii. 325

Sokol, or Enchanted Lake, Manila. See _Laguna encantada_.

Solomon Islands, ii. 595-597

_Sorghum Saccharatum_ (Chinese sugar-cane), ii. 467, 512-515, iii. 302

Southampton, arrival of Dr. v. Scherzer at, iii. 447

Southern Cross, the, iii. 167

Southern railroad, Chile, excursion on, iii. 308-310

Sri-Pada, or Buddha's footstep, Ceylon, i. 413

St. George's Canal, Nicobar group, ii. 68

St. John College, Auckland, iii. 152

St. Thomas, Island of, iii. 441-444

Stafford, C. W., Under Secretary of State in New Zealand, iii. 97

Stearine, candle-factory of, at Clarence river, iii. 22

Stellenbosch, town of Cape Colony, i. 215-219

Stewart, Capt., of schooner _Louisa_, his narrative of the recent history of the Pitcairn Islanders, iii. 269-276, 338

Stewart's Islands, ii. 598

Stores for voyage, list of, i. Appendix

Straubenzee, Lieut.-General, Commander-in-chief of allied forces in China, ii. 382, 384

Strzelecki, Count, his ethnographic work on Australia, iii. 32

Sugar-growing in Tahiti, iii. 224, 225

Sweet potato, ii. 102; of Tahiti, iii. 245

Sycee (or sacrificial) paper, China, ii. 433 (note)

Sydney, arrival at, ii. 627; description of, iii. 7-10

Syle, Rev. Mr., missionary in China, ii. 460

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Taboga, Island of, in Bay of Panama, iii. 422

Taboo, customs of, in New Zealand, iii. 114

Tacna, city of Peru, iii. 345

Tael, Chinese currency, ii. 422 (note)

Tagales, or Tagalogs, aborigines of the Philippines, ii. 292-296

Tahiti, Island of, iii. 196-251; first efforts of Protestant missionaries in the Society Islands, 200-202; placed under French protectorate, 208; present political condition, 239, 240, 248-251; physical configuration of the island, 241; climate, 241; statistics of value of commerce, 248

Tahitian women, their appearance and morals, iii. 219-221

Taiarapu, peninsula of Tahiti, iii. 227

Tai-ping rebels, their history, ii. 523-537; assume a political organization, 527; their doctrines, 529-533; latest intelligence respecting, 534-537

Takapuna district, New Zealand, iii. 100

Taki, Chinese merchant, Shanghai, banquet given by, ii. 485-494

Tallow-tree (_Stillingia Sebifera_) of China, ii. 517

Tangkuban Prahu, Javanese volcano, ii. 248-252

Tanka-boat, Macao, ii. 393, 394, 406

Taouist sect, China, ii. 435; their convents, 436

Taranaki (Mount Egmont), New Zealand, iii. 189; province and tribe, 189-191

Taro (_Caladium esculentum_), Puynipet Island, ii. 568

Tattooing, how performed among the Maories, iii. 110-114; on Puynipet,