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Stated Meeting^ Novernhrr JS^ 1898. 



Vice-President Sellers in the Chair. 



Present, 15 members. 



Letters were read from President Fraley, Prof. Ililprecht, 

 Mr. Rosengarten, Mrs. Stevenson, and R. H. Mathews, ol 

 Queensland, Australia. 



Dr. Frazer presented the proceedings of Officers and Council. 



The paper by R. H. Mathews on " The Divisions of the 

 Queensland Aborigines," was read bv title and referred to the 

 Secretaries. 



Pending nominations 1432, 14(34, 1469, 1470, 1471, 1472, 

 1474 were read, and new nominations 1475, 1476, 1477, 1478 

 and 1479 were read. 



On motion of Dr. Frazer the resolution approved by the 

 Officers and Council regarding the International Floating 

 Institute was unanimously adopted (see minutes of October 

 21, 1898"). 



On motion of Dr. Frazer, it was ordered that when the 

 Society adjourns, it adjourn to meet November 25, 1898. 



DIVISIONS OF QUEENSLAND ABORIGINES. 

 (With Map. Plate XIII.) 



BY R, H. MATHEWS, L.S. 



{Read November IS, 1898.) 



In an article on the '* Initiation Ceremonies of Certain Tribes of 

 Australian Aborigines," published in the Proceedings of this 

 Society, Vol. xxxvii, No. 157, pp. 54-73^ ^ established the bound- 

 aries of the different organizations spread over the whole of New 

 South Wales. In the present article it is intended to show the 

 limits of the aboriginal nations inhabiting that portion of Queens- 



