An Official Mistake.— Cats are just now objects of ns much interest in Fiji as a few weeks ago Ihey wero in Weliine'cn. It .'cerus that latoly it has been deemed desirablo to obtain a return of ull tho live property belonging to tho Natives in Fiji, and circulars wero cent out requesting that list* ff 11 !b"ir gOils, fowls, gees;', kc, kc , blioulu Le intuitup and sent to tho luad ollij". Theso circulars had b.>c:i multiplied by n inmsifdd writer, and somo of tio letters wi ro not quite clear. From Ihis it camo to puts tliat in tho Navua district tin Nativo Oflicer read Kose, tho word for cats in that dialect, instead of Kuee, tho Fiji method of pronouncing (?ooee. In oonseqv.cr.cc every available scribe in Iho (lif trict n engaged in looki g up all tho ca;s in the various towns, and the town oflicers are at their with" end to know how 'hey are to gel an accurate census of the i'dine tribj thut havo tuken to the bush.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4243, 26 November 1881, Page 3
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174Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Star (Christchurch), Issue 4243, 26 November 1881, Page 3
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