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Sir Joun Awnpry opened the proceedings by calling on the Rev. 
A. C. Surru, (one of the general Secretaries,) to read the Report. 
. REPORT FOR 1871. 
“The Committee of the Wiltshire Archeological and Natural 
History Society must begin its annual report by lamenting the loss 
of many members from their ranks by death, and removal from the 
county. Amongst the former, we must especially mention as amongst 
our earliest members, Mr. Conolly, of Cottles; the Rev. Joseph 
Medlicott, of Potterne ; Mr. John Noyes, of London; the Rev. 
Edward Wilton, of Lavington, one of our earliest and most diligent 
supporters; and last but by no means least, Mr. F. C. Lukis, of 
the Grange, Guernsey, the father of our late Secretary, and whose 
antiquarian researches and knowledge, are too generally known to 
need expression here. The number of names now on the books 
amounts to 319. 
_ «Financially the Society’s position is favourable, showing an in- 
crease above last year of about £20. 
«With regard to the labours of the past year. The Committee 
takes the earliest opportunity of assuring its members that though 
from circumstances to which it will presently refer, it has not during 
the past year been so prominently before the publie as usual, it has 
not been idle in regard to its duties. 
«The annual meeting had been for some time contemplated, and 
arrangements were on the point of being made in an eligible centre 
of North Wilts, when the fixtures for the autumn of 1871 of other 
kindred societies in the neighbouring counties seemed to overpower 
our local gathering, and to render its abandonment for the current 
year advisable. 
«The issue of No. 37 of the Magazine, which should have been 
published in the summer, was delayed by unavoidable circumstances ; 
but the succeeding number is now being pushed on as rapidly as 
possible, and if no unforeseen hindrances occur, the editors expect 
that it will within a very short time be in the hands of members. 
«The threatened profanation of the great circle at Avebury, by 
the building of villas within the area, and the destruction of some of 
