64 Transactions. — Zoology. 



The variation of the indices, though somewhat more re- 

 stricted than with the Maoris, is still considerable, and points, 

 like the traditions of the people, to an origin from the two 

 great Pacific stocks. The different types of Moriori skull have 

 been already sufficiently described. 



Though the number of skulls available for measurement is 

 sufficiently large, I regret to say that I have been unable to 

 secure more than five Moriori skeletons, none of wdiich are 

 quite complete. As nothing definite as to the osteological 

 characters of the race can be deduced from such a small col- 

 lection, I have done little more than give the measurements 

 and indices, with their averages. These show in most in- 

 stances a very close correspondence with what we find among 

 the Maoris. 



