DESCENT.
Descent of Kinship, origin and primitive form. Matriliny in Australia. Relation to potestas, position of widow, etc. Change of rule of descent; relation to potestas, inheritance and local organisation [12-28]
DEFINITIONS AND HISTORY.
Definitions: tribe, sub-tribe, local group, phratry, class, totem kin. "Blood" and "shade." Kamilaroi type. History of Research in Australia. General sketch [29-40]
TABLES OF CLASSES, PHRATRIES, ETC.
| [Tables I], [I a]. Class Names | [42], [47] |
| [Table II.] Phratry Names | [48] |
| [Table III.] Comparison of "blood" and phratry names | [50] |
| [Table IV.] Relations of Class and phratry organisations | [51] |