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 362 Minutes of Meetings.

The Secretary reported the gift of the following books to the Society's Library since the April meeting, viz. :

Handbook of American Ltdians, North of Mexico {Bureciu of American Ethnology, Bulletin 30, Part I.), presented by the Bureau.

Anthropometric Data from Bombay, and Anthropometric Data from Burma, both presented by the Government of Bengal.

JUNE loth, 1907.

The President (Dr. Gaster) in the Chair.

The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

The election of the Rev. J. W. Macgregor and Mr. O. Seshagiri Rao as members of the Society was announced.

Mr. A. Lang read a paper entitled " ' Death's Deeds,' a Bi-located Story" [p. 376], on which the Chairman offered some observations.

A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Lang for his paper.

Mr. A. R. Wright exhibited and explained the use of the following objects used by secret societies and others in West Africa, viz. :

From Mendiland. Porro Society. — Mask of Kriffi ka porro, or porro devil; tablet for laying porro taboo. Biindu Society. — Mask of Normeh or Bundu devil ; sehgura musical gourd. Yassi Society — Minsereh figure. Other objects. — Banyehn fetish charm ; iron bar currency; wooden model gun ; fetish stick ; mourning circlet ; chief's elephant pad armlets and whip ; steatite devil ; cowrie girdle ; palm rib basket and broom ; necklet of imitation leopard's teeth.