Eay & Haddon — The Languages of Torres Straits — II. 367 



Appendix P. — Native Habits and Customs in the "Western Division, 



by B. A. Hely, Resident Magistrate. 

 Appendix U. — Nos. 1-4, Land Tenure of the Tribes of the Daudai 

 Coast, by J. B. Cameron and B. A. Hely. 



These Appendices contain numerous words and names used 

 in the Daudai district. They have been added in XIII. and XIV. of 

 this Study. 



(38) 1894. Queensland. — Annual Eeport on British New Guinea, 



from 1st July, 1893, to 30tli June, 1894, with Appen- 

 dices. Brisbane : By Authority, Edmund Gregory, 

 Government Printer, William-street. 1894. 



Contains : pp. 50-55, Appendix L, Eeport of the Resident 

 Magistrate for the "Western Division. 

 [Contains native names.] 



(39) 1895. Rat, Sidkey H. — A Comparative Vocabulary of the 



Dialects of British ITew Guinea, with Preface by Dr. 



R. IS". Oust. London : Society for Promoting Christian 



Knowledge, Northumberland-avenue, W.C. 



A comparison of fifty-two British New Guinea Dialects, in- 

 cluding the Kauralaig, Saibai, Dabu, Mowat, Kiwai, and Miriam of 

 Torres Straits and the adjacent coasts of New Guinea. 



MS. 11. FisoN, Rev. Lokimee Fison. — Saibai compared with Nineteen 

 New Guinea Dialects in twelve words of common use 

 (pp. 2-3). 



"Words common to Saibai and Kaurarega, pp. 4-6 ; 

 words common to Kaurarega and Gudang, pp. 6, 7 ; pro- 

 nouns, p. 8. 



[The examples are taken from MacgilUvray and the Saibai 

 Gospel.] 



B. Connexion op the Languages. 



The publication of a vocabulary of the language used by the 

 Dabulai and Togalai people on the mainland opposite Saibai Island 

 (contained in the Annual Report, 1892, Bibliog. No. 30), is of some 

 assistance in indicating the relationship of the islanders of the Straits 

 to those of the mainland. Sir "Wm, MacGregor points out (Rep. 

 p. 43) the great difference which exists between this language and 

 those of Kiwai and Saibai. Some Saibai words in the Dabu vocabu- 

 lary are no doubt owing to the Saibai language being the means 

 through which the words were obtained. It is very remarkable, 

 however, that there are numerous agreements between the Dabu and 



