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general Annual Congress this year, which had been fixed for 

 Salisbury, was deemed advisable in consequence of the meeting of 

 the * British Association for the advancement of Science,' at Bath, 

 and it was thought by your Committee that so great an attraction 

 as that popular Association offers, occurring on the very borders of 

 our county, would clash with any local gathering for kindred 

 objects, and render the attempt of any provincial meeting inex- 

 pedient. But your Committee looks forward to the Salisbury 

 meeting next year as one which promises much interest and offers 

 considerable stores of archaeological research hitherto unexplored. 



" In conclusion your Committee once more desires to impress upon 

 members of this Society its earnest desire to enlist a more general 

 amount of help from all quarters, and in all the numerous branches 

 which compose its two main sources of enquiry. It is only by 

 united action and by the assistance of many, that such a work as that 

 carried on by an Archaeological and Natural History Society can be 

 satisfactorily completed ; and it is confidently hoped that from all 

 sides such assistance may be rendered by those interested in these 

 matters, as may ultimately result in more extended acquaintance 

 with our county, whether in regard to its antiquities, in which it 

 stands pre-eminent above all other counties, or in regard to its 

 Natural History, a considerable portion of which still remains to 

 be investigated. Until it has attained both these desirable objects 

 to the furthest extent within its power, your Committee is resolved 

 not to relax its efforts ; and in carrying out this resolution, it once 

 more appeals to its members to contribute facts which have come 

 within their own knowledge ; and which would (if recorded) fur- 

 nish some of the many links which are required to complete the 

 History of Wiltshire." 



[It was parenthetically added by Mr. Cunnington that the cost 

 of printing " The Wiltshire Collections," had amounted to £545 

 78. Od. ; and that the balance in hand was £130.] 



The Vice-Presidents were then re-elected, with the addition of 

 R. S. Holfr d, Esq., of Weston-Birt, and T. H. A. Poynder, Esq., 

 of Harthara Park. 



The Rev. A. 0. Smith and Mr. Cunnington were elected General 

 Secretaries. 



