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THE ABORIGINES OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Het. 8 
first and aden of these classes have each the same sub- 
ond Black .. and aoe Other tribes elsewhere have » 
A th differen 
_ luarrying between members of the same class, but an Ipai must 
_ ‘luarry a Kubbitha, a Murri a Butha, a nd so on. _ The rule of 
: this: Descent is reckoned through the “mother Poe this rule, 
& father’s ona IT am iain diapers to offer this as a 
: ponds also with a natural impulse among ourselves in the 
; taning of our children. I tabulate my view thus :— 
Laws or Descent AMONG THE ABORIGINES. 
| Roig ;—« Seabee — the peel 7 of Gane 
| andparen 
FOR MALES. 
: ‘oe is the son of Kumbo (bandicoot) : therefore his 
a Sons are Kumbo (bandicoot). 
z > eh is oF son of Murri (iguana) : therefore his sons 
bo (bends) is ne son of Kubbi (opossum) : therefore his 
ons are Kubbi (opossum). 
FOR FEMALES. 
: = the daughter of Kubbitha (kangaroo) : 
ore her daughters are Kubbitha epee Oe 
! (opossum) is t the daughter ee Matha jum) : therefore 
i em ters are M Matha (opos h 
i, xf is the dau sy ease of Baths (emu) : therefore er 
