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 jfolk^Xorc. TRANSACT/OXS OF THE FOLK-LORF. SOCIETY. Vol. XXV.] MARCH, 1914. [No. I. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 1913.

The President (Dr. R. R. Marett) in the Chair.

The minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

The election of Mrs. Huddart, Mr. J. H. Hutton, Mrs. Janvier, Dr. A. Knabenhaus, Mr. H. V. Routh, and Mr. R. J. E. Tiddy, as members of the Society, was announced. The resignations of Mr. A. J. Eagleston, Miss Hinuber, Dr. Kennett, and the Hon. Mrs. G. Macdonald were also announced.

Sir Everard im Thurn read a paper entitled " Innate Ideas of South Sea Islanders," and in the discussion which followed the President, Mr. Hartland, His Honour J. S. Udal, and Mr. Edge Partington took part. Sir Everard im Thurn also exhibited a number of lantern slides illustrative of the dress and habitations of the Fijians. The following addition to the Society's Library was reported : —

By Miss E. Canziani : — Piedmont, by Estella Canziani and Eleanour Rohde, (Chatto & Windus, 1913).