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Annual Report of the Council.

Name of County. Name of Collector. Address of Collector.

Leicestershire

Rutland

The Folk-Lore Committee of the Leicester Lit. and Soc., c/o C. J. Billson, Esq.

John's Lodge, Clarendon Park Road, Leicester.

Norfolk Miss Matthews The Hollies, Swaffham.

Suffolk Lady Camilla Gurdon Grundesburgh Hall, Woodbridge,

Middlesex J. P. Emslie, Esq. 47, Gray's Inn Road, W.C.

Gloucestershire E. S. Hartland, Esq., F.S.A. Barnwood Court, Gloucester.

(County Folk-Lore, Vol. I. Part i.)

Surrey

Kent F. Green, Esq. Filstone, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon.

Hampshire Lady Dorothea Rycroft East Anton Farm, Andover, Hants.

Orkney and Shetland G. F. Black, Esq. Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh.

Fifeshire J. E. Simpkins, Esq. Museum of Antiquities, Edinburgh.

Nairnshire Dr. B. Cruickshank Maida Place, Nairn.

Buteshire Rev. J. King Hewison The Manse, Rothesay.

Aberdeenshire

Kincardineshire. J. E. Crombie, Esq., M. P. Balgownie Lodge, Aberdeen.

Stirlingshire

Clackmannan Hon. J. Abercromby 62, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh.

Antrim

Tyrone Rev. S. A. Brenan Knocknacarry, co. Antrim.

Dublin A. Eraut, Esq.

Isle of Man G. W. Wood, Esq. St. Columba's College, Dublin.

As regards the second point, the idea of a conference for discussing the best means of obtaining a complete ethnographic survey of the United Kingdom emanated from Prof Haddon, and, at the invitation of the Council, the Society of Antiquaries and the Anthropological Institute at once appointed delegates to the Conference, the first meeting of which was held in July. In August, Mr. Brabrook, at the request of the Conference, very kindly brought the subject forward at the meeting of the British Association in Edinburgh. His observations were so warmly received, that an Association Committee was at once appointed, with Mr. Francis Galton as chairman, and Dr. Garson, Professor Haddon, and Dr. Joseph Anderson as members, to which were added, as representatives of this Society, the President, the Treasurer, and Mr. Jacobs. Representatives of other bodies were also appointed and the Council are encouraged to hope that some definite