  We present results of a study of very low mass halo stars. Using a sample of
proper motion stars identified from plate material taken as part of the first
and second Palomar Sky Surveys, we measure the space density, metallicity
distribution, and kinematics of the Population II M subdwarfs. Our overall
luminosity function is in good agreement with previous analyses of the space
density of nearby very-low-mass halo subdwarfs, and confirms the discrepancy
between local analyses and the space densities inferred from deep HST
starcounts. We show for the first time that both the metallicity distribution
and kinematics of late-type halo subdwarfs are consistent with those of their
higher mass metal-poor counterparts. Dividing our sample by abundance, we find
no evidence that the mass function of field halo stars is dependent upon
metallicity. We provide data for three nearby subdwarfs that may merit
additional observations.
