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county, viz. :—published works, manuscripts, drawings, models, and 
specimens ;” and by the sixth Rule it was resolved that such 
collections ‘be deposited at Devizes,’ as the most central town in 
the County. From that time to this the Committee has never lost 
sight of this desireable object, though it has waited the opportune 
moment with patience, but from year to year has kept the subject 
before the Society in the annual report, and expressed an earnest 
desire for its realization. 
“Tt is therefore with no ordinary pleasure that the Committee 
now congratulates the Society on its accomplishment, and desires to 
express its hearty thanks to those who have been most forward in 
the matter, amongst whom it would particularly mention the High 
Sheriff of the County for last year (Mr. Spicer), who presided at the 
special meeting called for the purpose, and threw himself heartily 
into the scheme, and headed the subscription list witha munificent 
donation: and also the Mayor of Devizes (Mr. Wittey) upon whom, 
(in conjunction with Mr. Cunnington) has devolved the principal 
labour of inviting the subscriptions of members, and collecting the 
necessary funds, and to whose energy in the work our present success 
is in great measure to be attributed. 
‘“To pass on to other matters:—The Committee has again the 
pleasure of recording the general prosperity of the Society; the number 
of names now on the books amounting to 321, or rather above the 
number of last year; the reduction by death, withdrawal, or removal 
from the County being somewhat more than counterbalanced by the 
enrolment of new members. 
““Tn regard to finance, your Committtee is also able to speak 
encouraging ly, inasmuch as our receipts for the past year have been 
fully equal to our current expenditure. 
“With respect to the Magazine, two more numbers have been 
issued within the last twelvemonth, which we humbly venture to 
think will bear comparision with similar publications of kindred 
Societies: another number (the thirty-ninth, and completing the ~ 
thirteenth volume) is now in the press, and will, we hope, shortly be 
in the hands of members. 
« Amongst the operations of the last twelvemonth, your Committee 
