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6 the present. A year hence they will be in a position to take stock of the financial position of the Society, and should the cost of paper and printing be sensibly diminished it is possible that they may be able to issue an additional volume in 1920. They fear, however, that they may by that time have lost the opportunity of publishing several MSS. which have been offered to them.

Owing to the regrettable illness of Miss Burne, who has succeeded Dr. Wheatley as Editor-in-Chief of the material in course of collection for a new edition of Brand’s calendar customs of Brand’s Popular Antiquities, there is no report to hand from the Brand Committee. The Council, however, are pleased to announce that they have received a generous contribution of £20 from an anonymous donor for the work of the Committee, and they have reason to know that a considerable amount of spade-work has been done during the year. It is feared that Miss Burne’s illness will prevent her resuming the direction of the work, but the Committee are making arrangements for carrying it on with as little dislocation as possible. The Council wish to place on record their profound appreciation of Miss Burne’s services, and their most sincere regret that she feels at present unable to complete the task into which she had thrown such unstinted energy and enthusiasm.

The sales of the Society’s publications for the year 1917 amounted to £25 15s. 7d. only. In view of the disorganisation caused by the war, no larger return could reasonably have been expected. Both Mr. Sidgwick and Mr. Jackson have been on active service throughout the year, and no account of the sales of the Society’s publications in 1918 is yet available. There is no reason, however, to expect that they will fall short of those in the previous year.

A sum of £30 has been received on account of the sales of salvage stock. A large number of volumes, however, still remain unsold, and may be inspected by intending purchasers at Messrs. H. F. Payers & Co.’s warehouse,