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towards the centre of the same pit, ten or twelve scrapers with concave 

 edge, several other scrapers, and a beautiful stemmed arrowhead, were 

 found. 



The bead was also found by Dr. Grainger, and some scrapers were 

 found quite near to it. It is rounded on one side and flat on the other, 

 and similar in every respect, except size, to those found at Portstewart. 



Several hammer-stones were found having their sides as well as 

 ends hammered, sometimes hollows being formed, bearing a resemblance 

 to those on the sides of the oval tool-stones. 



Animal remains were very scarce, only a few teeth were picked up, 

 and these chiefly belonged to the horse, ox, and deer. 



Report of the Anthropometric Committee, consisting of Dr. Farr, 

 Dr. Beddoe, Mr. Brabrook (See.), Sir George Campbell, Mr. F. P. 

 Fellows, Major-Gen. Lane Fox, Mr. Francis Galton, Mr. Park 

 Harrison, Mr. James Hetwood, Mr. P. Hallett, Professor Leone 

 Levi, Sir Rawson Eawson, Professor Bolleston, and Mr. Charles 



EOBERTS. 



[Plates IX.— XIX] 



The Committee was appointed for the purpose of continuing the collection 

 of observations on the systematic examination of heights, weights, &c, of 

 human beings in the British Empire, and the publication of photographs 

 of the typical races of the Empire. That any conclusions drawn from 

 statistics thus collected may be trustworthy, it is obviously essential that 

 as large an average of facts as possible should be obtained, and that the 

 services of a large number of independent investigators should be enlisted. 

 Having, in previous years, laid down the lines upon which observers 

 should proceed, and prepared a circular of instructions, the attention of the 

 Committee has been directed this year not so much towards any attempt 

 to draw conclusions from the facts before them, as towards completing the 

 collection of data, and obtaining the services of fresh observers in various 

 quarters. They have endeavoured, wherever practicable, to induce per- 

 sons in a position to collect anthropometric statistics, particularly those 

 tending to establish a law of growth and development, to establish a 

 system of periodical record, which from year to year will increase in value 

 and interest. By this means, many difficult problems in relation to race, 

 occupation, climate, culture, &c, may in due course be solved. 



Considerable progress has been made by the Committee during the 

 year in the collection of observations and in reducing the results to a 

 tabular shape. No alteration has been made in the forms and instru- 

 ments used, except that the capacity of the spirometer-bag has been in- 

 creased, it being found that many persons in selected occupations exceeded 

 the maximum capable of registry by the original instrument. The types 

 for colour of hah- have been seriously reconsidered, and the ' stenochromic ' 

 process approved — but as the process turned out not to be commercially 

 available, no alteration in the existing book of types has been adopted. 



Returns have been received from the following sources, containing 

 the particulars undermentioned in respect of the number of individuals 

 stated in each case : — 



