94 MEETINGS. 



In my report for 1894 I mentioned the apparent dearth 

 among us of that class of legendary lore generally known as 

 folk-tales, or household-stories. I am, however, glad to 

 record that since then, further investigation has shown that 

 this dearth is not really so great as was supposed. Careful 

 search has brought to light several of these traditional narra- 

 tives. Certainly they were rapidly passing into oblivion, but 

 they have now been rescued and recorded. In this connec- 

 tion too, I may mention that Mr. J. Le M. Bougourd has 

 kindly assisted in tracing certain traditions current in the 

 northern part of the island ; while the Rev. R. H. Tourtel, 

 B.D., Rector of Torteval, tells me that he is still adding 

 considerably to the list — taken from an old manuscript — of 

 the ancient names of rocks, creeks, bays, &c, on the south 

 coast, to which I referred in a previous report (1894). 

 These additions and elucidations will render the record much 

 more interesting and complete. 



J. Linwood Pitts, Sec. Folklore Sect. 



