3rd June 1898

Friday
Early in the morning they listed a couple of  the natives aft
of a canoe that came alongside and made them point out whereabouts the
Village was situated at 7am the Captain Paymaster and Navigator with two
boats crews fully armed left ship and hoisted the flag at three
different places and declared British Protectorate river the Island of
Vanikora & Tevai Islands (Teanu) some distance off they returned
about3 pm, the natives was rather frightened, thinking we hadcome to
punish them and destroy their huts, but with a little

palavar they soon had confidence in us, and brought a lot of fish & bananas off.