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circumcised tribes being adopted into tribes following this custom 

 have been brought before me, and compelled me to conclude that 

 the rite had been introduced from the north, and was spreading 

 southward and westward at the time of white settlement, as it 

 is spreading at the present day. 



Cross-cousin marriages are permitted in the Ngaluma and 

 Karriara tribes, but are forbidden in the Mardatunera (or Marda 

 tuna) and Kauarndhari. 



Totems are similar as regards thalu ceremonies, and appear to 

 be hereditary, descent being in the male line. 



Infant betrothals are common in all the tribes above-mentioned. 



The Ngaluma equivalents of the kinship terms are as follow 

 ( Boorong woman speaking) : — 



Thurdu — sister (Boorong). 



Kaja — brother (Boorong). 



Mamardi — father (Kaimera). 



Ngang-gardi — mother (Paljari). 



Mugiil — father's sifter (own) (Kaimera). 



Thooa — father's sister (not own) (Kaimera). 



Koggardi — mother's brother (Paljari). 



Yakan — husband (Banaka). 



Nyooba;yakan — husband's brother (Banaka). 



Kundal — daughter (Paljari). 



Mainga ; thoogo — son (Paljari). 



ASHBURTON. 



The class system of the Ashburton district tribes — the Tallainji, 

 Burduna, Biniguru, Baiung, Maia, Targari, &c. — whose tribal 

 areas run from north of Onslow (Ashburton River), towards the 

 Gascoyne River, is similar to that of the Ngala, Nyamel, Nang'a 

 mjirda, &c., and is as under — 



Male. Female. Ofifspring. 



A. Boorong = D. Paljari . . C. Kaimera 



B. Banaka = C. Kaimera . . D. Paljari 



C. Kaimera = B. Banaka . . A, Boorong 



D. Paljari = A. Boorong .. B. Banaka 



These tribes do not circumcise. 



The Boorong — Kaimera moiety perform ceremonies for the in- 

 crease of the rain, kangaroo, and other totems, at certain pools 

 within their areas. At Bibinji pool, the bilana (rain), and 

 Lungurdi (kangaroo) thalu ceremonies are performed. At Win- 

 ning Pool the bardura (turkey) thalu ceremonies are held by bur- 

 duna bardura totem people. 



