HERSCHEL

[s. 310] : A village in Cape Colony, S. Africa, situated in the angle between Basutoland and the Orange River, 22 miles E. by N. of Aliwal North. Station of the SPG (St. Michael’s parish), with (1902) 1 mi ionary and 1,660 profe ing Christians. HERVEY, or COOK, ISLANDS: A small group in the Pacific, between 18° and 22° south latitude, and 157° and 170° west longitude. The population consists mainly of emigrants from Tahiti and Samoa, and numbers about 12,000. In 1889, at the invitation of the chiefs and people, a British protectorate was proclaimed, and in 1901 the islands were annexed to New Zealand and a British resident stationed at Rarotonga to control enactments. Owing to the efforts and careful work of the London Mi ionary Society, whose mi ionaries commenced evangelizing these islands in 1823, the majority of the inhabitants are now Christians, and take high rank among the converts in Polynesia. The principal islands are the following: Rarotonga, 20 miles in circumference, with about 2,000 inhabitants. It was occupied by the LMS in 1823, and there are now (1901) on the island 2 mi ionaries and 1 mi ionary woman, 5 native worlcers, 5 Sunday schools, 6 common schools and 524 communicants. Mangaia, with 1,540 inhabitants, was occupied by the LMS in 1823. There are now there 1 mi ionary, 78 native workers, men and women; 3 Sunday schools, 5 common schools and 562 communicants. Aitutaki, 12 miles in circumference, has 1,170 inhabitants. It became a mi ion station in 1821. There are now there 1 mi ionary, 3 native workers, 3 Sunday schools, 5 common schools and 282 communicants. Atiu or Vati-ii has 920 inhabitants. It was entered in 1823 by the LMS and there are there and in surrounding islets 7 native workers and 690 communicants. 310