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by currents. Other proofs of the unity of the two places might 
be found in the statement that marsupials, red cedar, 
eats we are the same in both, although our wood is betiaed 
probably because it grows in a southern part, as it was a fact 
that = farther northwards we proceed the deeper the timber 
becom Sir Joseph Hooper is of opinion that the cedar used 
for PPENE cigar boxes is identical with our own cedar. 
paper by the Rev. Gzorce Prarr on “A comparison of the 
hight gather up the pa ‘wd unwritten neal 
countries. Tt was necessary that something be done at once. 
The study is both interesting and important, the dialects of 
Polynesia being almost infinite in variety, while at the same time 
<a extremely difficult to trace the original words in some 
uropeans.or natives of other islands, it spreads like wildfire — 
through the villages, and children of the succeeding generation, 
and man 
sieouea He would suggest that a ee of the ‘Polynesian 
languages be prepared, and that the work be commenced by ™ 
Royal Society. Mr. Gill also stated that Mr. wALE fred Wallace 
race, and that some idea of the migrations of the natives wou 
be obtained, ‘si the suggestion as to the polyglott be carried out: 3 
es Moore stated that a few years ago he had taken 
great Pn s interest in obtaining the native names bo 
the Clarence and Richmond River district. He found that 
names varied considerably in the districts, and that names 
iven for even the minutest ts. e names of identical 
on the Richmond and Clarence were totally different, althou 
been informed that the languages were somewhat § 
He regretted that the languages of these ar —_— 
as the natives of the coast are fast vanishin 
manian aborigines was now ao and he stata 1 that. 
language had never been wri 
Hon. Dr. Creed, M.L.C., alluded to the efforts made by.’ 
Rev. W. Ridley, some years ago, in recording many W words of 
