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bbwiu^^ b&luted eacti incoiber of the 

 anemblyp. shaking hands nrlth eacb 

 in turo. According lo custom the 

 thTee chiefs made speeches upon the 

 obligatloDH oi iiiatriQtony — and did 

 not forget to tetl, that iti return for 

 the siibiTiission that the wife owes to 

 the hujiliaiLd, tbs husband should be 

 punctual day by day to supply her with 

 betel to eat and tubaccu to smoke. The 

 Juru Craek, (one of the3 cluer8)j who 

 conducted theiiiamage, demanded tUc 

 j^uamttteeij of their uuion n'hich w&9 

 About to be completed; the bride and 

 bridegru-om having not the wlicre withal 

 to satisfy the demand, they addressed 

 themselvea lonie, and I f^ave them two 

 handkerchiefs which were thanlcfully 

 accepted. A pUte coiiuiniii^ small 

 packagCiS of rice wrapped up in Ba- 

 iiauii leaves having been presentedj 

 the husband offf^red one to hh future 

 wifci who shewed herself eager to ac- 

 cept it, and ate it; she then in l!ter turn 

 gave some to her husband, and they 

 altcnvards both assisted in distributing 

 them to theotUer raembersof the aiisem- 

 blage. The Jtiru Crack having received 

 from the husband a ring, returned it lo 

 him and he then placed it on the 

 finger of the left hand of hia future 

 wife-^The bride havinfi; also received 

 a Ttug from the Fern Cracky placed it 

 upoti the Rtkger of the right hand of 

 her husband the marriage wai then 

 completed^ and copious plates fuH of 



