100 BEPOET — 1888. 



an important city of Lycia and the seat of a Roman proconsul. From these 

 inscriptions mncb was gathered concerning the local government, its 

 division into denies, the gods here worshipped, and the names of its chief 

 families and benefactors. 



About five miles inland, buried in a forest, he further identified the 

 ruins of another town called LissiE, and found two inscriptions of the 

 date of the third century B.C., many tombi?, and sites of buildings. Over 

 one of the rock-cut tombs in this neighbourhood was found an inscription 

 which appears to be a mixture of Lycian and some other language in use 

 in this district, but which has not yet been deciphered. 



The inhabitants of this district are all nomad and form an interesting 

 subject for study. The difiiculty of approaching them arising from their 

 suspicion of strangers was only overcome after a few days' residence 

 amono- them. It would appear that they are almost entirely self-governed, 

 ownino- allegiance to the ak-saJcal or white beard who dwells up in the 

 mountains, whilst they wander from one pasturage to another, dwelling 

 in hnts and acting as woodcutters. Each division of a tribe is called a 

 raela, with its chief Yuruk Agha-si. Some few become sedentai-y and till 

 the ground, others wander from place to place for pasturage. Mr. Bent 

 Lopes to return to these parts next winter and to make further investiga- 

 tions amongst them. 



The thincs found during Mr. Bent's excavations arc now deposited in 

 the Briti.sh Museum. 



The Committee ask for reappointment with enlarged powers, and 

 that the grant may be increased to 40L 



Report of the Committee, consisting of Sir Rawson Kawsox, General 

 PiTT-RivEES, Dr. MuiRHEAD, Mw C. RoiJERTS, Dr. J. Beddoe, 

 Mr. H. H. HowoRTH, Mr. F. W. Eudler, Dr. Gr. W. Hambletox, 

 Mr. Horace Darwin, Mr. Gr. W. Bloxam, Dr. Garsox, and Dr. 

 A. M. Patersox, appointed for the pntrpose of investigating the 

 effects of different occupations and empdoyments on the Physical 

 Development of the Human Body. 



The Committee met frequently during the past year. A circular has 

 been issued asking for the active assistance of employers of labour and 

 others who have access to large bodies of working men, and the Committee 

 has received many promises of assi.stance. 



Cards for recording observations have been printed, and a paper of 

 instructions to ensure, as far as possible, uniformity in taking the obser- 

 vations has been drawn up. 



It has benn resolved to confine the operations of the Committee to one 

 larfs centre of population at a time, and Manchester has been selected as 

 a starting point. A sub-committee has been formed there, and the 

 Committee anticipate valuable results during the ensuing winter, but no 

 returns have yet been received. 



The Committee respectfully ask for reappointment and for a renewal 

 of the grant. 



