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should be proceeded with without delay. He wished therefore either to 

 obtain a grant from the British Association, or to induce any rich people 

 who might hear of the case and be interested therein, to assist in pro- 

 viding the necessary funds. 



The Chairman (Dr. (Jarson) thought that an effort should be made to 

 bring the matter before the scientitic societies of Northampton. 



Mr. Gray stated that the Society he represented was second to none in 

 its efforts to collect geological photographs. He thought much more 

 might be done by other societies in that work. 



Section H. 



The Chairman wished to draw the attention of the Conference to the 

 Ethnographical Survey, an investigation in which few local societies were 

 co-operating. Full directions for guidance in the various departments of 

 the work might be obtained from the papers issued by the Ethnographical 

 Survey Committee. The amateur photographer would find a wide field of 

 action in noting physical characteristics. The important point was to get 

 a common standard of size, a very convenient one being one-seventh of 

 the natural size. Another department was that of the ancient monuments 

 and general archeology of a district. Then came the collection of its 

 folklore, and the noting of local names and dialects. 



Mr. Gray said that the Society he represented had much sympathy 

 with the objects of the Ethnographical Survey Committee, especially as 

 regards the cataloguing of antiquities. He had a list of all the Holy 

 Wells of Antrim and Down, together with photograj^hs of them. He 

 much wished to obtain the co-operation of the Royal Society of Anti- 

 quaries of Ireland in order that a complete survey of Irish antiquities 

 might be made. 



The Chairman remarked that full instructions on all matters connected 

 with the Ethnographical Survey could be obtained on application to the 

 Secretary of the Committee, and it was resolved that the Secretary should 

 be asked to write to the Royal Society of Antiquai-ies of Ireland pointing 

 out the plans and objects of the Ethnographical Survey. 



Mr. Browett said that he was much impressed by the importance and 

 interest of the Survey, and would have much pleasure in mentioning it to 

 the Council of his Society on his return. He thought, however, that it 

 was desirable that one general plan should be sent to all the Correspond- 

 ing Societies that the work might be done everywhere on the same lines. 



Mr. Hartland, the Secretary of the Ethnographical Survey Committee, 

 said that it would greatly help his Committee if each of the Corresponding 

 Societies could see its way to take up one or more branches of this 

 inquiry. He had explained at previous Conferences that it was by no 

 means necessary that all branches should be taken up everywhere. The 

 Committee would be thankful for local help in any department of their 

 work. He would be happy to send to the Corresponding Societies all the 

 information they might require as to the nature of the work and the way 

 in which the Committee wished it to be carried on. 



The Chairman hoped that the delegates would give some account to 

 their respective Societies of the discussions which had taken place. The 

 proceedings then terminated. 



