ON THE ETHNOGRAPHICAL SURVEY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 713 



Mr. George Payne, one of the delegates of the Society of Antiquaries ; 

 Mr. E. Clodd, Mr. G. L. Gomme, and Mr. Joseph Jacobs, representing the 

 Folklore Society; Sir C. M. Kennedy, K.C.M.G., representing the Royal 

 Statistical Society ; Mr. Edward Laws, the Venerable Archdeacon Thomas, 

 Mr. S. W. Williams, and Professor John Rhys, representing the Cambrian 

 Archffiological Association ; and Dr. C. R. Browne, a representative of the 

 Royal Irish Academy, have continued their valuable services. Other 

 members of the Committee are delegated by the Anthropological Institute. 



2. Having last year, in its Fifth Report, recapitulated the steps taken 

 towards the fulfilment of the duty entrusted to the Committee, it is 

 unnecessary to do more here than make a brief record of its further 

 proceedings. 



3. At the time of the last report the Committee had appointed the 

 Rev. H. M. B. Reid to carry on the work in Galloway initiated by the 

 late Rev. Dr. Gregor, and the Rev. Elias Owen, F.S.A., and Dr. H. 

 CoUey March as special observers in North Wales and Dorsetshire 

 respectively. 



4. No complete report has yet been received from the two former 

 gentlemen ; but the Rev. H. M. B. Reid has sent some notes of customs, in 

 anticipation of a fuller report. Dr. Colley March devoted some weeks of 

 the autumn of last year to inquiries and observations in Dorsetshire. His 

 preliminary report on the folklore of the district has been received. In 

 addition to this, he measured and took photographs of a number of typical 

 inhabitants. Dr. March has kindly undertaken to proceed with his 

 inquiries, and it is hoped that, if the Committee be re-appointed, a 

 further and fuller report may be made next year. Meanwhile, the 

 physical measurements and photographs are postponed, to be dealt with 

 when his inquiries in the district are completed. Dr. March has also 

 forwarded a sketch and photographs of the famous Giant of Cerne Abbas. 



5. The Committee is indebted to Captain Bryan J. Jones for a report 

 of some interesting traditions and superstitions collected by him at 

 Kilcurry, co. Louth, Ireland, together with a careful sketch-map of the 

 village, showing the spots believed to be haunted and the route tradition- 

 ally assigned to the ' Dead Coach.' 



6. The Committee has also to acknowledge communications from Mr. 

 John Fielder Child, of observations at Farnborough, Hants ; Mr. Adam 

 Lander, of observations in Ross-shire, Scotland ; and the Right Rev. the 

 Lord Bishop of Barrow-in-Furness of observations at Churt, Surrey. 



7. The Committee has received, by the kindness of Mrs. and Miss 

 Gregor, a wooden mould for making horn spoons, obtained by the late 

 Rev. Dr. Gregor in Galloway. This interesting relic of the domestic 

 arrangements of the past has been handed to the Folklore Society, 

 and deposited by them in their case in the Cambridge University 

 Museum. 



8. Early in the present year the Committee, by the courtesy of the 

 Anthropological Institute, the Royal Archaeological Institute, and the 

 Folklore Society, distributed to the members of those bodies a circular 

 calling attention to the objects and methods of the Committee's inquiries, 

 and asking for assistance. Several replies were received, but, with the 

 exception of Captain Jones's report on the traditions of Kilcurry, the 

 Committee regrets to be unable as yet to record any definite result. 



9. In view of this the Committee desires to call attention to paragraphs 

 18-26 of its last year's Report, and to emphasise the fact that, while the 



