ABORIGINAL PLACE NAMES. 



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then, from the Kei River, and proceeding westwards, the rivers, 

 with main trihntarics, are as follows : — 



CISKEIAN RIVERS. 



A further link in the chain of evider.cc is to ])c found in the 

 lara:e number of aborioinal names now lost to ns, these havinp- 

 been replaced on our maps by Dutch names, some of which have 

 within recent years been translated into their English equivalents. 

 This establishes the fact of the predominance of Dutch influence 

 in» the pioneer days, which is of nO' slight importance, since 

 the Dutch names of many of these rivers may hold unex- 

 pected significance. Careful cn(|uiry should be made to see how 

 much, or liow little, there is in the suggestion. Li another place 

 I have shown thcit the vcr\' ])nzzling nrune Inxu was explained 



