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Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography, British Museum - Sends references to flood-legends in general; accompanied by a four page document headed, 'Deluge Legends (Ancient America)' with information on legends in Mexico, the Maya, the Mixtec, Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

19 Melrose Avenue, Cricklewood, N.W. - Encloses information on Ikina Bari, a decayed form of Totemism among the BuShongo (BaKuba) of the Kasai District of the Congo State; and adds information on the inheritance of rank and property along the female line.

Trinity College, Cambridge. Dated 12 May 1907 - Thanks him for his statement on the use of the anthropological questions; regards his testimony of their usefulness 'by far the most valuable and weighty that I have ever received'; is annoyed at [W. H. R.] Rivers for quoting Roscoe as holding the opposite opinion; thanks him for [Thomas Athol?] Joyce's letter; Roscoe was lucky to have met W. E. Roth; arranges a time for a walk.

La Haule Manor, Jersey - Will not make 'any more fuss' [about the proposed omission of his lecture from the Frazer Lectures volume], go ahead with publication as they like, though the omission of his lecture might make future lecturers disinclined to publish; has not liked how things were done behind his back, if there was a letter, it must have gone astray, and J. G. has not said a word; returns Elliot Smith's letter [which asks that the lecture be published, FRAZ/3/117], which is 'quite sporting'; would say it again, and [Thomas Athol?] Joyce bought many copies to distribute in America; they should tell Dawson to return to the job; offers congratulations on the Glasgow appointment.