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201. " Tapai tataga le pilia " — " Oh, for a search for grubs 

 with no lizzards about.*' 



When they go to the forest to cut decaying timber in search 

 of wood-grubs, they do not like to see any lizards about, because 

 they eat the grubs. The words are used when children are present 

 and are listening to what is said, and so they drive them away 

 Cf. " Little pitchers have ears." 



202. "E A SIPA LE LAMAGA A E GASE FUA LAVA MALOLO lA " 



" The torches were provided to catch si pas, and the flying-fish 

 died uselessly." 



Applied to any one who interferes without cause in a quarrel, 

 and so gets hurt. The torches were for the sipa (a small fish), 

 but the malolo (flying-fish) were attracted by them, and flew into 

 the nets, and were caught. 



203. " TuAi TUAi TA TE MAGNA Ai " — " Long iu coming but 

 satisfying when it comes." 



Said of an oven of food the size of which accounts for the 

 delay. 



204. " O LE MAMA TO I GUTU " — " A mouthful fallen from the 

 mouth." 



This simply means the same as " there is many a slip between 

 the cup and the lip." 



205. " ToA LE LOTO, PA LE NOO " — " The strength of his heart 

 causes his back to break. 



Said of a man who is always ready to do anything, but whose 

 strength is not equal to his will." 



206. " Peane a e moni le momoo " — "Oh! that all wishes 

 were accomplished in fact." 



Would it not be a fine thing if all that we so earnestly desire 

 would come to pass? 



3. NOTE ON THE GURANG GURANG TRIBE OF 

 QUEENSLAND, WITH VOCABULARY. 



By Rev. John Mathew, M.A., B.D. 

 Introduction. 

 No account has hitherto been published of the Gurang Gurang 

 Tribe of Queensland, whose habitat was the Upper Burnett River 

 and Bafile Creek, and apparently the head waters of the Kolan 

 River. In Curr's The Australian Race, Vol. III., two short vocabu- 

 laries are given, one of which (page 128) is placed under the head- 

 ing " Baffle Creek," and the other (page 150) under " Upper Bur- 

 nett River, Mount Debateable, and Gayndah," but no tribal name 

 is associated with the vocabularies. Some years ago I learned that 

 the tribe, part of whose territory was the Upper Burnett, bore the 



