Murder, wizard, K.N., 314, 315

As punishment, K.N., 315
Of Lord Mayo, 22, 23

Of Dr Helfer, 181

Of F. H. de Röepstorff, 96

Of Captain Owen, 212

Mūs village. See "Kar Nicobar"
Music, the Nicobarese dance-, 87
Musical instrument, A., 189

Instruments used by Nicobarese, 87, 250
Muskets prohibited, N., 244

Ná-kopáh, K.N., 286, 287

Names, K.N., 305. See "Nicknames "
Names, native topographical, 120

Compared with chart and trade names,
Great Nicobar, 155

Nankauri

Nicobarese, the-continued
bar," "
Kachal," "Kamorta," "Kar
Nicobar," "Kondul," "Little Nico-
bar," "Nankauri," "Pulo Milo,"
"Teressa," and "Shom Pen"
Nicobar, Great. See "Great Nicobar"
Nicobar Islands, the, 201

Position, 167, 201
Relationship, 321, 327
Soundings, 321

Coral banks, 201

Area, 201

Geology, 202-204

Minerals, 205
Coal, 204

Earthquakes, 205

Climate, 205, 206

Rainfall, 206

Temperature, 206

Monsoons, 206

Cyclone, 206

General botanic appearance, 207

Botanical division, 109

Flora, 207, 208

Principal flora of the Nicobars, 345-349
Fauna

Nicobar Islands-continued
History, Commercial expedition, 213
New Moravian settlement (1779), 213
English traders from India begin to
visit the islands (nineteenth cen.
tury), 213

Pastor Rosen's mission (1831), 213, 214
Catholic mission, 214

Mackay's voyage in search of coal
(1845), 214

Galathea expedition (1846), 214
Voyage of the Novara (1858), 214
Islands taken possession of by the
Indian Government (1869), 214
British official possession (1807), 214
Settlement at Nankauri Harbour, 214
Nicobars and Andamans affiliated, 214
Marks of British possession, 97
Account of piracy in, 91-94

Missionary endeavour, 63, 257. See
also under "History'

Natural products of commercial value,
207, 208

Nicobars rich in building materials,

371

PADDLES, N., 54.

Pandanus fruit, N., 246, 252

Mode of preparing, 247

Cooking, S.P., 149

Pandanus, unpleasant qualities of, 112
Legend illustrative of, 112

Parrots, A., 17; (Paleornis caniceps), N.,

128

Passa, cf. Mal, K.N., 303

Pathmaking, 15

Penal System, the Andamanese, 193-199.
See also under "Port Blair
Photography, trials of, 32

Pig (Sus andamanensis), A., 43; (Sus nico-
baricus), N., 137

Mode of preparing, for a feast, 100
Processions, N., 251
Pigeons, Nicobar, 68, 135

Pigeons, fruit (Carpophaga insularis), N.,
62, 68.

Piracy in the Nicobars, account of, 91-94
Plantations, N., 49, 64, 71, 105, 132
Police surveillance, A., 19
Polygamy, N., 238
Population.

See under names of islands

and "Census."

Decrease of, N., 76, 97, 149, 150,
350
Port Blair

Ross Island, 19, 20

The Government Settlement, 19, 20, 21
History of, 180, 181, 183
Colonel Temple, C.C., at, 21
Military force, 27

Police surveillance, 19

Gunboat tours, 28

Communication, 200
Temperature, 173
Rainfall, 173

Government schools, 343

Gymnasium, 344
Amusements, 20

The Penal System, 193-9
Viper Island, 25, 26
Jail, a visit to, 26
Cellular, 21

Inhabitants of, 25, 26, 27
Employments in, 26, 27
Punishment, 27

Convicts, 20, 26, 27

Hospital convalescents, 23

The harbour, 19, 21-25

Brickfields, 22

Lime kilns, 22

Phoenix Bay shipyard, 22

Mount Harriet, 19, 169
Hopetoun, settlement of, 22
Chatham Island, sawmills, 23
Hospital convalescents at, 23
Navy Bay tea-gardens, 25

Industries, 22, 198, 199, 200, 340, 341

Andamanese at, 24, 25

Appearance, 24
Dress, 24

Ornaments, 24, 25

Skin decorations, 24

Coiffure, 24

Bows and arrows, 24, 25

Mode of carrying babies, 24

Port Cornwallis, Government Settlement
transferred to, 180, 181

Rendezvous at, in 1824, 181
Port registers, 75

Pots, Chaura, N., 108

Nicobarese belief concerning, 107
Process of making, 107, 108
Pottery, a possible origin of, 219
Kiln, Chaura, 108

Manufacture, monopoly of, 107
Preparis Island, 320

Presents, articles found to be in demand
for, A., N., 352

Products, natural, A., 172, 199, 341. See
"Woods "

Of commercial value, N., 207, 208
Property, N., 240

Method of guarding, 241

Pulo Babi. See "Great Nicobar"
Pulo Kunyi. See "Great Nicobar "
Pulo Milo, 123

Tá-chökla, N., 49, 229, 249
Takkuwis, K.N., 292

Takoia, K.N., 241

Talaings, 223, 224
Talik-n'gi, K.N., 51

Talismans, N., 83, 85, 231
Tallies, K.N.

Of commercial transactions, 319
Of the months, 319
Of a child's age, 319
Tamils, 216

Tamiluanas, N., 232, 302
Ceremonies, 51
Regard for, 316

Tanamara, 75, 86, 88, 89, 101
Family, 84, 88, 89

House, interior and contents of, 84, 85
Tanang alah, K.N., 291

Tanangla, K.N., 299, 300

Tattooing, a case of, N., 100

Tea, attempt to foster taste for, N., 248
Teeth, celebration of loss of, K.N., 300
Temperature, A., 173; N., 206

Temple, Colonel, C.C., at Port Blair, 21
"Temple Villa," K.N., 47
Teressa

General topography, 103, 104
Area, 104

Geology, 104

Flora, 104

Tobacco fields, 104

Population, 105

Natives compared with Kar Nicobarese,

104