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the year the meetings have been somewhat unevenly attended. On some occasions there has been a fairly large audience; on others the numbers present have been disappointingly small.

Seventeen new members have been enrolled during the year, and six libraries have been added to the list of subscribers. Five members have died, and seven have resigned. The number on the roll, therefore, should be eleven more than a year ago—viz. 413 as against 402. A considerable number of members, however, are two years or more in arrear with their subscriptions; and it is impossible, therefore, to state with any degree of accuracy what the full effective strength of the Society at present is.

The cost of paper and labour shows a tendency to diminish; and the Council have decided to enlarge the size of Folk-Lore and to reintroduce a limited number of illustrations in the forthcoming volume.

During the year the Council have issued a letter calling attention to the aims and objects of the Society. The letter has been widely circulated both in this country and abroad; but the response has so far been disappointing. It has been hoped, however, that the letter may eventually be the means of bringing in a number of recruits.

The amount received in subscriptions during the year was £406 7s. as against £376 19s. in 1920—an increase of £29 8s. Interest on investments and money on deposit amounted to £46 18s. 10d., and the income of the Society