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Two pages of typewritten notes on unlined paper, titled "Appendix to Fono Material," by James Spillius, regarding the people who participated in the fono. Spillius lists the main participants and ranks each according to his activity. He also comments on the listing, explaining his basis for rankings.

Handwritten charts, dated March 13, 1953, listing the births, abortions, and infanticide on Tikopia from March 13, 1952 through March 13, 1953. Spillius includes the mother's name, sex of the child, date of birth, and date of death, as well as notes about any unusual circumstances. There is also a chart which records the number of pregnancies each woman has had.

Five pages of hand-written charts on unlined paper, titled "Deaths in Tikopia," for the period March 13, 1952 through March 13, 1953, by James Spillius. The listings include each person's name, sex, age, paito [house], parent, cause of death, and date of death. The effects of the famine are seen in the number of deaths from hunger.

Seven-page undated typewritten report titled "Famine in Tikopia" by James Spillius, detailing certain "unalterable physical facts" that influenced the reaction to and recovery from the famine. These facts were the length of the growing period for new crops, the shortage of land, the effect of salt spray on vegetation, the presence of relief supplies from the government, and, tangentially related, the amount of tobacco available.