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minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

The election of Miss M. C. Huckett, Miss A. Hodson and Mr. Martin Gillett as members of the Society and the enrolment of Mr. H. H. Draper as a subscriber were announced.

The resignation of Mr. W. G. Figg was also announced.

Mr. Ikbal Ali Shah read a paper entitled “Festival and Ceremonial Customs in Afghanistan,” and in the discussion which followed the Chairman, Dr. Gaster, Mrs. Lake and Mr. Abdul Qayum Malik took part.

Mr. Carline exhibited (a) a Ball of String of late neolithic or bronze age from a Lake dwelling situate at Auvernier, Lake Neuchâtel, in Switzerland, showing that the method of winding by crossing and recrossing to form a ball can be dated back to prehistoric times and (b) two Hanks of String made by Nyassa boys in East Africa, illustrating a different method of winding.

The meeting terminated with hearty votes of thanks to Mr. Ikbal Ali Shah for his paper and to Mr. Carline for showing his exhibits.