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Rh thanks for the valuable collection of books and pamphlets which she has presented to the Society, be communicated to her. (2) The Folk-Lore Society desires to express its regret at the death of Mr. W. F. Kirby, for twenty-seven years a member of the Society, a constant attendant at the meetings of the Council, and a valued contributor to the Proceedings of the Society. His wide knowledge of the folklore of Modern Europe, his translation of the Kalevala, his Hero of Esthonia, and his bibliography and notes to Sir R. Burton's edition of the Thousand Nights and a Night were valuable contributions to the study of folklore. The Society directs that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to his family with an expression of condolence at his death. The election of the following new members was announced, viz.: — Mr. Harold Bayley, Mr. G. R. Carline, Mr. James Cunningham, Miss Lilian Gask, Dr. G. Landtman, and Mr. Clement A. Miles. The resignations of Mr. E. Peacock, Mr. A. W. Beckett, and Mr. S. G. Warner were also announced. Mr. Lovett exhibited a number of dolls representing sailors lost at sea. Capt. Whiffen read a paper entitled "A Short Account of the Indians of the Issá-Japurá District (South America)" (pp. 41-62), which was profusely illustrated by lantern slides, and exhibited a number of objects of folklore interest which he had collected in that district. After some observations by the Chairman on the paper, hearty votes of thanks were accorded to Mr. Lovett and Capt. Whiffen. The following gifts to the Society's Library were reported, viz. : —

By the Government of India: — Archæological Survey of India, Annual Report, 1907-8; Antiquities of Chamba State, Part I., Inscriptions of the Pre-Muhammadan Period, by J. Ph. Vogel ; Progress Report of the Archæo-