56 THE MAM KAfTriU: t)K Til K TKKO-WATTA, 



jects, aud I feel obliged to withdraw the view first promul- 

 gated by me in a previous paper that sharply-edged stones 

 were used for marginal trimming (!)• 



It is greatly to be regretted that Scott never inquired 

 into the nature of the "flint" used as a hammer ; if he had 

 all the above speculations would not have been necessary. 



7. EVIDENCE OF WEIGHT AND SIZE. 



1 weighed and measured 75 tero-watta which I selected 

 at random from a large collection. All snecimens were per- 

 fect, but it is more than probable that some of the lai-gest 

 specimens, patricularly the Mona Vale specimen, represent 

 unfinished rejects, which should not properly be included 

 among the implements actually used. I further took great 

 care that none but tero-watta that had actually been used 

 were examined. I admit that 75 specimens is a small. num- 

 ber only, but I do not think that much would have been 

 gained by weighing and measuring a larger number- 



A.— WEIGHT. 



The heaviest specimen weighed 31b. 8oz.. but this must 

 in all probability be considered as an unfinished reject. The 

 lightest specimen weighed not more than 96 grains, vet it 

 showed distinct marginal chipping. The results are sum- 

 marised in the following table : — 



2 ounces and under : 20 specimens, equal to 26.6 per 

 cent. 



2 ounces to 4 ounces : 24 specimens, equal to 32 per 

 cent. 



4 ounces to 8 ounces : 12 specimens, equal to 16 per 

 cent. 



8 ounces to lib. : 8 specimens, equal to 10.6 psr cent- 

 lib, to 21b. : 7 specimens, equal to 9.3 per cent 

 21b. to 31b- : 3 specimens, equal to 4.0 per cent. 

 More than 31b. : 1 specimen, equal to 1.3 per cent- 



il) stud, neb d. Terhnik der tasiii. Tronatta Arcli. f. Antliroinpl. \.F., 

 Vol. VIII. Heft 3, page 204. 



