Kikam, ii. Kingfisher (_alcedo_), the, ii. King's Croom (mining village), ii. Kokobene-Akitaki (mine), ii. Kola-nuts (_Sterculia acuminata_), i. Kong Mountains, ii. Krumen, characteristics of the, ii. Kumasi, origin of name, ii, Kum-Brenni, origin of name, ii. Kumprasi, ii. Kwabina Bosom (fetish rocks), ii. Kwabina Sensense (African chief), ii. Kwansakru, a women's gold-mining village, ii. Labour, in West Africa, ii. disinclination of natives to work, influence of the decline of population on, dearth of, Stanley's observations, superiority of native women to men as labourers, estimate of the respective value of the various tribes as labourers, wages paid to natives, coolie immigration advocated. Lagoon-land, ii. Lake village, a, i. Las Palmas, i. Liberia, colonisation of, ii. india-rubber and coffee produce, 'the Black Devil Society', progress of Islamism, disinclination of natives to agriculture, gold at. Lightning-stones, ii. Lisbon, material progress of, i. Logan, Sir William, on 'hydraulicking', ii. Lugar do Baixo, i. Machico, i. Machim's Cross, i. Madeira, first sight of, i. conflicting claims of discoverers, early accounts of, physical contrasts with Porto Santo, views of geologists on, climate, excursions, contrasts of southern and northern coasts, peasantry, dress of peasants, domestic life, religious superstitions and morality, emigration from, geographical and geological characteristics, Christmas at, demeanour of priests at service, amusements, considered as a sanatorium, sugar cultivation, 'la petite industrie,' tobacco, pine-apples, wines, governmental shortcomings, commerce. Madeiran archipelago, the, geographical distribution of, i. climate, cedar-tree (_Jumperus Oxeycedrus_), the. Mahogany (_Oldfieldia africana_), ii. Mandenga (snake), the, i. Mandengas (tribe), ii. McCarthy, Mr. E. L., his visit to Essua-ti, ii. Messina, i. Money, African, i. Monrovia, ii. Moslem Krambos (talisman and charm writers), ii. Mount Atlas, height of, i. routine ascent of, flora, geology, zones of vegetation, characteristics of snow, extinct volcanoes, height of the Pike. Mount Geddia, ii. Mount Mesurado, the 'cradle of Liberia,' ii. Muka concession, the, i. Mummies, i. Nahalo (a women's village), ii. Negro passengers on board the 'Senegal,' i. idiosyncrasies of, their 'pidgin English,' school. Nelson, Admiral, his repulse in an attack on Tenerife, i. Newtown, ii. Niba, i. Nicknames, ii. Nkran (formica), ii. Nopal or Tunal plant (_Opuntia Tuna_ or _Cactus cochinellifer_), i. Numidic inscriptions, i. Occros (_Hibiscus_), the, ii. Oil-palm (_Elais guineensis_), ii. Oji, etymology of, ii. Ore, cost of reducing, ii. Orotava, i. Osprey (_Haliaetus_), the, ii. Osraman-bo (lightning-stones), ii.