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of density.' The proposal is that then a map may be prepared in Britain on the 

 1 : 2,000,000 scale, and that the sheets be sent in MS. to the respective Governments 

 for suggestion as to correction. 



The second group of data relates to the life of the people in relation to the land 

 and the environment generally. It is hoped that individual residents will undertake 

 to furnish information on the following points : — 



For the area to be reported on by eacJt, contributor. 



1. A map showing tribal divisions. 



2. An account of the habitations and life of the people thus :- — 



(17) Do they live in towns, villages or in disseminated dwellings, and can any cause 



be assigned to explain ? 

 (6) What type of situation do towns, villages, etc., occupy, e.j. valleys, plateaus, 



slopes, forest, grass, etc. ? Any reason for the choice, e.g. water supply, 



drainage, fly, etc. ? 



(c) Is there a typical town or village plan ? (Supply sketch of it in relation to 

 site.) 



(d) Of what are houses constructed ? 



(e) How long do villages remain in one place ? 

 (/) When moved, how far ? Where ? Why 1 



(g) What is means of livelihood of natives ? (i) Native agriculture (what crops ?), 



(ii) labour on plantations, porterage (how far away and where and for what 



reason ?), (iii) pastoral. 

 (h) In relation to (g) what area is used by natives of a village ? How frequently 



are cultivation patches or flocks moved ? How far, and where ? 

 (t) To what extent do natives cut forest, burn grass and bush, and for what 



purposes ? 

 (j) What depredations of wild animals take place, e.g. elephants, zebras, etc. ; 



fly, mosquitoes (diseases) ; what areas ? 

 (k) An account of seasonal activities month by month in relation to climate, 



state of the rivers, cSrc. Do these involve separation of families ? 

 {I) In dry season or arid districts — water supply and uses of water. 

 (m) Seasonal migrations, extent and reasons of these. 

 (n) Permanent or semi-permanent migrations ; influence of roads and railwaya 



on these, 

 (o) Nature of new occupations of the natives and the maimer in which it affects 



any or all of the above subjects. 

 ip) Methods of transport. 

 (g) In relation to the above — a brief account of : the political organisation of the 



people, where such exists or has existed ; the organisations of the family group, 



the status of men and women, with special attention to the work of both 



sexes ; the cultural attainments of the people ; their crafts. 



In answer to the above questions, the fullest possible explanations would be 

 welcome, and in regard to any point comparisons with adjoining districts, together 

 with the probable reasons for any differences noted. 



' The local contributors might also be asked for information on this point. 



Bronze Age Implements. — Report of Committee (Prof. J. L. Myres, 

 Chairman ; Mr. H. J. E. Peake, Secretary ; Mr. Leslie Armstrong, 

 Mr. H. Balfour, Prof. T. H. Bryce, Mr. L. H. Dudley Buxton, 

 Mr. 0. G. S. Crawford, Prof. H. J. Fleure, Dr. Cyril Fox, Mr. 

 G. A. Garfitt) appointed to report on the distribution thereof. 



The catalogue now contains upwards of 12,000 cards. As far as is known, all the 

 specimens in the museums and private collections in the Channel Islands and the 

 Isle of Man have been included, a considerable number from Scotland and Ireland, 

 while of those in the museums of England and Wales there remain only the late 

 hoards in the British Museum and the Evans Collection in the Ashmolean, besides 

 a few in private hands. Fresh specimens are, however, turning up almost monthly, 



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