G. Von Dûben, " Om Lappland och Lapparne, fôretrâdesvis

de Svcnske. " Stockholm, i 873.

2. Friis, " En Sommer i Finmarken, Russisk Lapland og Norkarelen, " Krisliania, 1880. — Friis, " Fia Finmarken, " Kristiania, 1881. — Friis, " Lappisk Mylholopi, Eventyre og Folkesagn, " Kristiania, 1871.

being the only writers who hâve treated the subject with any fulness. The measurements which I now submit to fhe Institute hâve been taken on about 150 individuals, born in the provinces of Tromsô and Finmark, russian Lapland, and Karasuando in Sweden.

There are at présent 25,367 Lapps distribnted as follows :

Norway1 15,718

Sweden2 6,404

Finland3 1,038

Russia* 2,207

But before entering into further détails I would remark that there are hardly any pure Lapps, unless we consider as such the 1,073 noniad Lapps who still live in the kingdom of Norway, and who are hindered by their mode of life from crossing with strangers. The fact that pure Lapps no longer exist is easily explained when we consider that the northern provinces of Norway and Sweden are invaded by Finns who very readily cross with the Lapps, and give rise to a multitude of mixed breeds. This slow invasion, which has already been going on

\. Norges Officielle Statistik. Resullaterne af Folketaellingen i Norge i Januar, 1873. 3die Hefte. Kristiania, 1880. p. 3o0.

2. Unpublished information communicated by Ihe Central Statistical Bureau of Stockholm.

3. Bidrag Finlands Officielle Statistik. VI. Befolknings-Statistik, 31st December, 1880, p. 12-13.