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at all. Did she set out in one of the rough bark rafts of 

 the natives to satisfy her curiosity as regards the island, 

 or was she blown off shore by accident, and managed to 

 swim to the island and climb its cliffs? Such questions nat- 

 urally arise, but to a large extent they must remain un- 

 answered. All we know is that the islands off the coasts 

 were certainly visited by the natives, and that Tasman 

 Island, despite the difficulties to be overcome, was no excep- 

 tion to the rule. This is proved by the fact that numbers 

 of aboriginal stone implements are to be found on the 

 island. 



As regards the second cranium (No. A. (E.H.) 558), we 

 are again at a loss to account for the fate of the Tasmanian 

 male and the party to which he belonged. The cranium 

 formed part of the Eaglehawk Neck discovery, the facts in 

 connection with which have already been placed on record 

 in the Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tas- 

 mania for 1918 (p. 118).* 



In both cases the crania were very friable and worn 

 by sand and exposure. Some slight restoration had, of neces- 

 sity, to be made in order to provide for the adequate pre- 

 servation of the specimens. Such restorations were carried 

 out as carefully as possible, and done in such a manner 

 as to interfere as little as possible with the correct anatomical 

 details of the specimens. 



TASMAN ISLAND SKULL, 

 (Tasmanian Museum, No. A. 298.) 



The skull is that of an adult woman, and comprises the 

 greater part of the cranium and face, as well as the mandible, 

 the latter being in two portions. 



The remains lying for many years on the left side, and 

 being gradually uncovered, the wind and weather have dis- 

 integrated and removed the greater part of the right side 

 of the cranium. 



This has also happened to the face; the right malar and 

 part of the external surface of the maxilla being wanting. 

 The right parietal, almost in its entirety, and part of the 

 left are also absent. Of the frontal, the outer table and 

 greater part of the right half of this bone have disappear- 

 ed, as also have the greater part of the occipital and right 



*Since the first discovery further detailed examination of the site 

 has been made by Mr. W. H. Clemes, with the result that a chipped 

 stone implement has been found. 



