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3. Remarks on Central Australia, suggesting Further Exploration. By W. H. TiETKENS 682

4. A Contribution to Australian Oceanography. By Thos. Walker Fowler, M.C.E., F.R.G.S., F.G.S., &c 687

5. The Determination of Heights by Barometric Metliods. By Thos. Walker Fowler, M.C.E., F.R.G.S., F.G.S., &c. ... 702

6. Antarctic and Southern Exploration. By the Hon. P. G. King, M.L.C., F.R.GS 709

7. The Discovery of New Guinea by Antonio D'Abreu. By J. R. McClymont, M.A 712

Section F.— ETHNOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY.

Saturday, Sth January, 1898. Address by A. W. Howitt, F.G.S., &e., President of the Section ... 723

Friday, 7th January, 1898.


 * 1. Le Dieu, la Nature, I'Ame. By Monsieur D. Makceron ... 758

2. The Mythology of the Efatese. By Rev. Dr. Macdonald ... 759

3. Notes on Some Customs and Superstitions of the Maori. By EL.SDON Be.st - ... 768


 * 4. Pictorial Art of the Australian Aborigines. By R. H. Mathews, L.S. 777


 * 5. Australian Initiation Ceremonies. By R. H. Mathews, L.S... . 777

Saturday, 8th January, 1898.


 * 6. The Dialectical Changes of the Indo-Polynesians. By Rev. S. Ella 777

Monday, 10th January, 1898.

7. The Life History of a Savage. By Rev. Dr. Geo. Brown ... 778


 * 8. The Disappearance of Native Races in general, and of the Fijians in particular. By H. H. Thiele 790

9. Notes of a recent Journey to New Guinea and New Britain. By Rev. Dr. Geo. Brown 790

10. A Female Hermit of the South Pacific, with her song. By the late Rev. Dr. W. W. Gill, B. A 798

11. Concerning Unqa as a term for Slave in Rarotonga. Bv the late Rev. Dr. W. W. Gill, B. A " ... 799


 * 12. Tahitian and Hawaiian Tattooing. By Miss Teuira Henry... SCO


 * 13. Black, White, and Red, as Symbols. By John Fra.ser, B.A., LL.D 800

14. The Geographical Knowledge of the Polynesians. Bv S. Percy Smith, F.R.G.S ~ 801

Tuesday, 11th January, 1898.

15. The Oceanic Family of Languages. By Rev. Dr. Macdonald. 816


 * 16. Some Anthropographic Notes on the Tannese, New Hebrides. By Rev. W. W. Gray 833

17. Proposal for a Bureau of Ethnology in Australasia. By A. Hamilton ... 834