ON THE ORGANISATION OF AUSTRALIAN TRIBES. 137 
| That any direct evidence as to the existence of the undivided commune will be 
forthcoming seems to me very doubtful. The only part of the earth’s surface on 
which it could have survived might have been Australia, and the area in this continent 
which still remains for critical examination of custom is now so narrowed down that 
little probability remains for it being found therein. © 
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