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Rh :V. That each item, whether from printed or oral sources, be clearly written on one side only of a separate slip of paper, with a full reference to the authority, {a) when derived from a printed source, the title, author's name, date, and pages of reference, and [b) in the case of items collected orally, a note of the name, age, occupation, and sex of the narrator, and of the locality to which the item relates.:VI. That a list be drawn up of Folk-lore objects in all the Museums and Private Collections in the county, such as Amulets, Feasten Cakes, Harvest Trophies, Objects left at Holy Wells, Specimens of Mumming and other Costumes, etc.:VII. That in the event of any question or difficulty arising in carrying out the work of the Local Committee, the Secretary of the Committee communicate with the Secretary of the Folk-lore Society.

In Leicestershire, thanks to the exertions of Mr. C. J. Billson, a Local Committee for the collection of the folklore of the county has been formed on the lines sketched out in the recommendations, and Mr. Hartland, who attended the inauguration of the Committee to represent the Council, reports most favourably on the prospect of good work being done by them. In Gloucestershire, Mr. E. S. Hartland has transcribed the folk-lore of the county from printed sources, and his collection has been printed and published for the Society, and issued to members as the first instalment of a volume of County Folk-lore. In Suffolk, Lady Camilla Gurdon has completed her collection of folk-lore from printed sources, and it is now in the printer's hands for issue as Part II of the same series. With reference to the other counties of England, to Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands, members of the Society or their friends are undertaking the task of collecting from printed sources for the Societ}-, on the understanding that the work, when approved by the Council, is to be published as opportunity offers. The following table shows what is being done in this direction: