8 AIÎT. 2. — B. KOTÔ : 



given me their help. The University authorities not only gave 

 aid officially, but were also interested personally in the work. 

 Bahox Y. Sakatani, then vice-minister of Finance, and Mr. Teeada, 

 treasurer of the Department of Education, gave material support 

 for the journeys. Baeon Gr. Hayashi, then minister to the court 

 of Korea, and many Consular agents stationed at various posts 

 and places, facilitated in every way my travelling, and without 

 their assistance it wonld have been almost impossible to have 

 made extended and adventurous traverses in the interior of the 

 peninsula.. I am also indebted to Prof. J. T. Swift for valuable 

 suggestions in the preparation of the manuscript. 



To the many colleagues and friends who have thus assisted 

 to make the work possible, my sincere acknowledgements are 

 due. 



The following is a list of the words w^liicli occur most frequently in 

 Korean geographical names, singly or in compounds ; and in the latter 

 case either as the first or second (succeeding) member. 



