In the Chepara tribe, the men, women and children went out every morning to hunt and search for food. It was a man's duty to provide food. This food was divided equally amongst all those present by the old men. A man had special duties towards his wife's parents if they were sick and unable to hunt.[930] Here we see a communism which gives no preference to any relation, and apparently treats equally all the members of the local group. [930] Howitt, _Nat. Tr._, p. 768. Curious customs obtained among the Narrinyeri, when an emu was killed. It was first divided by an old man with some ceremonies, apart from the camp, and then carried to the camp and eaten by men, women and children alike.[931] This shows, by the way, that big game like emu, or kangaroo, must be rather an exceptional feast; and as all the communistic customs in this connection refer to bigger game, they do not affect, perhaps, so much the everyday food supply, which is due chiefly to females. [931] Howitt, _Nat. Tr._, p. 763. Among the Port Lincoln tribes "the custom of dividing their food amongst each other is so common that he who fails to observe this rule is branded as a sort of miser."[932] [932] Chas. Wilhelmi, p. 192. Among the Yerkla-Mining tribe, all present in camp shared equally the animal killed. The slayer had to distribute it. Women and children had also their equal share.[933] [933] Howitt, _Nat. Tr._, p. 762. In his book about the New South Wales aborigines, the Rev. J. B. Gribble writes: "Food is distributed on the principle of community of goods."[934] [934] _Loc. cit._, p. 117. Amongst the Port Stephens blacks each family provided for its own subsistence, "except in a general kangaroo hunt, where the game is impounded and taken in large quantities, when it is fairly distributed."[935] [935] R. Dawson, p. 327. Game was divided according to customary rules among the Euahlayi.[936] We are informed also of some other interesting details in this tribe: stones, used to grind seed, are kept in family possession.[937] There seems also to be a kind of harvest, and the storing up of some kinds of food is known.[938] [936] Mrs. Parker, _loc. cit._, p. 117. [937] _Ibid._ [938] _Ibid._, p. 118. A series of interesting regulations as to how game is distributed among several New South Wales tribes is given by Mr. R. H. Mathews.[939] [939] _J.R.S.N.S.W._ (1904), p. 258.