J. G. Frazer to Miss Howitt 20 April 1908

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3) L. Fison, "The Classification System
of Relationship", Journ. Anthrop. Inst. [underlined]
XXIV (1895) pp. 360-371
4) Dr Howitt's paper "On the organisation
of Australian tribes", Transactions
of the Royal Society of Victoria [underlined],
1889.

Also Mr Fison's varous papers on
Fijian customs contributed to the
Journal of the Anthropological Institute [underlined]

I do not think it
desirable to republish Dr Howitt's
recent controversial papers
directed against Andrew Lang
and (I believe, though I have not
seen them) against R. H. Matthews
The interest of these last papers appears
to me ephemeral, since the mis-
understandings which they were
designed to correct are probably
shared by few. But what do
you think?

I thank you for sending me
the copy of "The Argus" with the
notice of your Father. I have
undertaken, as I have said, to