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508 under his direction, will make the further investigations necessary without delay. It cannot be undertaken too soon, for the native culture is rapidly disappearing.

Specimens of the material objects referred to in the course of the book were obtained by the author, and are now in the museum at Melbourne. They are a most valuable collection, and have been admirably set up under Professor Spencer's care. In many cases they are even more striking as thus exhibited than the plates and figures in the book would lead the reader to believe. Unfortunately some of the plates and figures are small and consequently indistinct, though many are excellent. It is a pity too that some of the plates are called simply "figures." I at least have failed to discover any real distinction between the plates and the "figures," and the difference in the mode of reference is apt to cause some confusion in reading.