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of directions for the guidance of those who had been kind enouL^h 

 to offer assistance. This code would be found at the end of their 

 Report. 



It may be useful to add that the Ethnographical Survey includes 

 observations on (i) the physical types of the inhabitants, to be 

 ascertained by photographing and recording the characters and 

 measurements of the people; (2) folklore; (3) peculiarities of 

 dialect; (4) monuments and other remains of ancient culture ; (5) 

 historical evidence as to continuity of race. 



Dr. Garson also brought before the Conference a resolution 

 which had been passed by the Committee of Section H on the 

 Exploration of Ancient Remains, to which they desired the attention 

 of the Corresponding Societies to be drawn. It ran thus : — 



"That in the opinion of this Section it is desirable that the 

 attention of arch^ologists and others be particularly called to the 

 great importance of preserving with the utmost care all human 

 remains found in ancient dwellings, graves, tumuli, and other burial 

 places. It is equally as important to preserve the limb-bones and 

 pelvis as the skull. The information yielded by human and animal 

 remains is equally as important as that derived from pottery, im- 

 plements, coins, etc. When any difficulty occurs in obtaining 

 competent aid in examining such remains, explorers are requested 

 to communicate with the Secretary, Anthropological Institute, 3, 

 Hanover Square, London, W." 



And in connection with the preservation of ancient remains, it 

 is worth noting that in a discussion on the teaching of Geography 

 and on Ordnance Maps Mr. Andrews remarked that the archi\iolo- 

 gists of Warwickshire, acting on the advice of Mr. Whitaker, 

 forwarded a list of thirteen ancient earthworks to the Ordnance 

 Survey Office, Southampton, ten of which had since been inserted 

 in the map. Probably residents in Essex may be able to rectify 

 similar omissions in that county. 



There is a British Association Committee, of which our esteemed 

 honorary member, Dr. H. Woodward, is chairman, " to Consider the 

 Best Methods for the Registration of all Type Specimens of Fossils 

 in the British Isles, and to report on the same." Of the work of this 

 Committee Mr. A. S. Reid remarked (as a delegate from Section C) 

 that they were making arrangements for the registration of such 

 specimens, and that information was required as to where they were 

 housed. 



