Concerning the source Avhence these crania were derived, it is important 

 to note that with six exceptions all are from the South-east part of Australia, that is, 

 are a homogeneous collection from a region south of the Murray River. The six 

 exceptions are derived from Queensland, and are numbered 32 to 37, both inclusive. 



Numbers 1 to 37, both inclusive, are from crania located in the Anatomical 

 Museum of the University of Melbourne. The remainder are housed in the 

 National Museum, Melbourne. As the former series is obviously more accessible to 

 us than the latter, it follows that we had very good and sufficient reasons for 

 drawing on the National Museum collection rather than upon the University series. 

 The latter collection, now numbering about 200 crania, as well as a large collection 

 of bones from all other parts of the skeleton, is, however, freely open for 

 investigation to any Anthropologist who may care to visit Melbourne for that 

 purpose. 



We are very specially desirous of directing attention to the fact that the 

 publication of this, as of our previous work on the Tasmanian crania, has only been 

 made possible by the exceeding generosity of the Victorian Government. For 

 the former work we are specially indebted to the then Victorian Premier, 

 Mr. John Murray, and for the present work to the present Premier, Mr. W. A. Watt. 

 To both of these gentlemen, as well as to their colleagues in the Victorian Cabinet, 

 we desire to record our very deep indebtedness and most grateful thanks. It must 

 be as gratifying to these gentlemen as it is to us to see that their public spirited 

 action in this matter has been recorded in the pages of L'Anthropologie, as 

 furnishing an example to the Governments of the civilized world. 



We also desire to express our thanks to the Council of the Royal Society for 

 their assistance in this matter, and to Mr. Mullett, the Government Printer, for the 

 care and labour which he has bestowed upon the publication. 



Universityjrf Melbourne, 1914. 



