io Professor Gregg Wilson on Primitive Australia. 



the group might have been derived from some such form. 

 Ceratodus lived in streams that became more or less stagnant 

 during the hot season, and it was able to survive owing to its 

 power to breathe by means of a lung. The lecturer then gave a 

 most interesting account of the human beings. He said they were 

 commonly regarded as the lowest of the low. They were in the 

 stone age. The men were not, however, to be despised. There 

 was a great deal of good about them, and a great deal of marvel- 

 lous ability. Their mode of living, manners, and characteristics 

 were in turn touched upon, and, continuing, Professor Wilson said 

 the men did the hunting and fighting, while the women did the 

 rest The women were really slaves, and were old at thirty. The 

 husband had absolute authority over his wife, and could do 

 almost anything he wished with her. The one thing recognised 

 was the right of property. Concluding, the lecturer said the 

 white man's drink was exterminating the black fellow. 



On the motion of Mr. F. R. Lepper, J. P., seconded by Mr. 

 William Gray, M.R.I. A. a hearty vote of thanks was passed to 

 Professor Wilson. 



