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tion ; nor do they consider that the sum originally proposed 

 is more than an adequate remuneration. They have, therefore, 

 advanced Mr. Charlesworth's salary to £250, with the under- 

 standing that his time is to he exclusively devoted to the 

 ohjects of the Society. 



The Curator of Antiquities has more than once called the 

 attention of the Council to the necessity of providing a perma- 

 nent place for the preservation and display of the Roman 

 tessellated pavements obtained by the Society. The necessity 

 is become still more urgent in consequence of the acquisition 

 of the pavement from Oulston, removed during the present 

 summer, by the kind permission of Sir George Wombvs^ell, 

 and under the skilful direction of Mr. Baines ; and the 

 Curator, in the conclusion of his report, expresses " his 

 earnest hope that this and other similar remains of the orna- 

 mentation of Roman dwellings, which have been for some 

 time in the possession of the Society, will no longer be suffered 

 to remain in detached portions, or concealed from view, but 

 be re-laid in some suitable building, for the gratification of 

 the members and of the numerous strangers who visit the 

 Museum." In the wish of their Curator the Council entirely 

 concur, and the subject has been repeatedly under their con- 

 sideration. The present buildings of the Museum afford no 

 space in which the three pavements, not yet laid down, can be 

 even deposited, much less displayed, and, therefore, some 

 additional erection seems absolutely necessary. In deciding 

 on such an erection it appears to the Council that two con- 

 ditions are essential — one, that no mean or unsightly struc- 

 ture should be allowed to occupy a conspicuous position, 

 amidst grounds not less admired for their picturesque 

 beauty than for their varied remains of antiquity ; the other, 

 that the building, wherever placed, should not be of a merely 

 temporary character. Besides the necessity of providing a 

 place of deposit and exhibition for the pavements, it seems 

 desirable to secure some space for any future increase of the 

 Society's collections. It has, therefore, been resolved to sub- 

 mit to this meeting a Resolution to the effect that the Council 

 be authorized to erect a permanent building for the preserva- 



