XVI PEOCEEDINGS, 



eyes, etc., of chilcben in the schools he attended in Watford and 

 its neighbourhood. He had up to that time made about three 

 thousand observations, but had not as yet been able to put his 

 records into shape. 



Ethnographical Survey of the United Kingdom. — Mr. Hartland 

 said that the Ethnographical Survey was a matter in which the 

 Corresponding Societies were especially capable of rendering assist- 

 ance ; indeed, without their aid it was impossible that the work 

 could be carried to a successful issue. The Committee drew up in 

 the early part of the year a circiilar to the local societies offering 

 them copies of the schedule ; hitherto, however, there had been 

 but little response from the local societies. The work of the 

 Ethnographical Survey had so many branches that one of them 

 could hardly fail to interest the more active members of the local 

 societies. He hoped to be able to report progress at the next 

 meeting, and would be glad, in the meantime, if the Corresponding 

 Societies would circulate the schedules and bring the Survey under 

 the notice of their members. 



Dr. Garson drew attention to the great variety of the work 

 desired by the Ethnographical Survey Committee. Besides the 

 physical measurements required, and the colour of the hair, eyes, 

 etc., there was a wide field for the amateur photographer, for those 

 interested in folklore, linguistic differences, place-names, and 

 local varieties in tastes and habits. The Committee, he said, had 

 a certain number of instruments to place in the hands of those who 

 would undertake measurements. Your Delegate stated that he 

 had brought the work of this Committee before the Hertfordshire 

 Natural History Society, but had failed to get any members to 

 take it up. The questions asked were considered to be too inquisi- 

 torial, and the series of measurements, etc., required, too elaborate. 

 Possibly a simpler system, or a simpler scheme as an alternative, 

 might be found to answer better in practice, as more persons 

 or scientific societies might then be found willing to undertake 

 the work. 



Mr. Hartland replied that, though they hoped in many cases to 

 get the elaborate measurements asked for, they were glad to obtain 

 such measurements and photographs as could be procured. He 

 was afraid that the elaboration of their schedule must have acted to 

 some extent as a deterrent, though it was drawn up to a standard 

 to which they hoped to attain, not as necessarily obligatory in 

 every case. Possibly, if this were understood, societies would 

 respond more warmly than they had done to their appeals for 

 help. He hoped that members who objected to take the elaborate 

 measurements would take up the subjects of dialect, folklore, or 

 historical or prehistoric monuments. They wanted information 

 on all these points. 



Dr. Garson remarked that the work might usefully be divided 

 amongst various sub-committees ; if that were done all societies 

 could do good work in one department or another, if not in all. 



The Rev. J. 0. Bevan hoped that each Delegate would take an 



