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vision for the requisite and now extensive literature bearing 

 •on the subject, and for an adequate osteometric outfit. 



Finally, I desire to express my thanks to the Commis- 

 sioner of Crown Lands of South Australia, the Honourable 

 -Crawford Vaughan, M.P., who, by his sympathy and prompt 

 action, has made it possible for the National Museum to 

 .acquire these interesting relics of a vanishing race. So, also, 

 I must acknowledge the assistance of Mr. T. Duffield, Secre- 

 tary to the Commissioner; of the Surveyor-General, Mr. E. 

 M. Smith, for allowing his department to supply me with 

 the accompanying map, and for other facilities in the pro- 

 secution of this investigation ; of the Government photo- 

 lithographic department for the reproductions which illus- 

 trate this paper; and of Mr. Walter Howchin, F.G.S., 

 Chairman of the Museum Committee, who drew for me the 

 sketch of section and has otherwise given his valuable assist- 

 ance in regard to geological details. Mr. Kellett, Super- 

 intendent of the Murray River reclamation works; Mr. A. 

 White, who, as has been stated, first brought the discovery 

 under the notice of the Museum; Mr. E. Baxter, ganger in 

 charge at Swanport; and Messrs. Bott, sen. and jun., have 

 also all given much assistance and, often, personal service in 

 the work of recovery. To Mr. Bott, sen., Mr. G. G. 

 Hacket, and Mr. Paul Martin I am indebted for valuable 

 information that has been recorded in the preceding pages, 

 and to Messrs. J. W. Bakewell and A. C. Minchin for the 

 photographs from which the illustrations have been reproduced. 

 I desire also to acknowledge the zeal and energy with which 

 Mr. Robt. Zietz performed his task as the representative of 

 i,he Museum. The assistance of all these gentlemen has 

 greatly aided me in my task. 



Works Referred to in the Text. 



1. "The Narrinyeri," by the Rev. G. Taplin ("Native Tribes 



of South Australia," J. D. Woods, 1879). 



2. "Folklore, Manners, Customs, and Languages of the 



South Australian Aborigines," edited by the Rev. G. 

 Taplin, 1879. 



3. "The Australian Race," E. M. Curr, 1886. 



4. "Native Tribes of South-East Australia," A. W. Howett, 



1904. 



5. "Voyage de la Perouse autour du Monde," redige par 



M. L. A. Milet-Mureau, 1797. 

 '6. "Account of the English Colony in New South Wales," 



by David Collins, 1798. 

 7. "Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson 



and Norfolk Island," by Captain John Hunter, 1793. 



