PROVISIONAL REPORTS AND NOTICES. 455 
51. Have any monuments been raised by the present inha- 
bitants or their predecessors, and more especially such as relate 
to religion or war? State their character, materials, and con- 
struction. If they are still in use amongst the people, state 
this object, even if they should be of the simplest construction, 
and be little more than mounds or tumuli. If these monu- 
ments are no longer in use, collect, as far as possible, the ideas 
and traditions of the natives regarding them, and, if possible, 
have them examined by excavation or otherwise, taking care to 
deface and disturb them as little as possible. 
52. In these researches be on the look out for the remains 
of the skeletons of man or other animals, and, if discovered, let 
them be preserved for comparison with those still in existence. 
Works of .Art. 
53. Let works of art, in metal, bone, or other materials, be 
likewise sought and preserved, and their similarity to, or differ- 
ence from implements at present in use amongst the people of 
the district, or elsewhere, be noted. 
54. When a people display their ingenuity by the extent or 
variety of their works of art, it will not only be desirable to de- 
scribe what these are, but also the materials of which they are 
constructed, the modes in which these materials are obtained, 
the preparation which they undergo when any is required, and 
the instruments by which they are wrought. Such particulars 
will not only throw light on the character and origin of the 
people, but will, directly or indirectly, influence the commercial 
relations which may be profitably entered into when commerce 
alone is looked to. When colonization is contemplated, the 
facts contained in the replies to these queries will point out the 
mutual advantages which might be obtained by preserving, in- 
stead of annihilating, the aboriginal population. 
Domestic Animals. 
Are there any domestic animals in the possession of the 
people? Of what species are they? Whence do they appear 
to have been derived, and to what variety do they belong ? 
Have they degenerated or become otherwise modified? To 
what uses are they applied ? 
Government and Laws. 
55. What is the form of government? Does it assume a 
monarchical or democratic character, or does it rest with the 
priests ? 
56. Are the chiefs, whether of limited or absolute power, 
elective or hereditary ? 
