28 The Twenty-third General Meeting. 
given him as one paid to him rather as the President of the Society, 
and he valued it none the less on that account. Those local societies 
were performing a very useful and excellent work. Whatever 
Government was in power, he hoped they would succeed in pre- 
serving the ancient monuments of the country, of which they were 
so proud. In what their Society had done, they had set a good 
example to other counties. It was an example which, fortunately, 
was very generally followed, and on that very day in a neighbouring © 
county, a similar association was being formed, and he hoped it 
would enjoy a prosperous and successful career. Their Society, as 
he had said, had done a very useful work, and he hoped the good 
example they had set would be followed widely throughout the 
country. He had much pleasure now in proposing “ the health of 
the Mayor of Salisbury,” who had received them with so much good- 
will and kindness. The prosperity of the Society depended greatly 
upon the manner in which they were received on the occasions of 
their visits, and he was sure they all felt with himself, extremely 
indebted to the city and to the Mayor for the cordial manner in 
which they had been received on that occasion. 
The Mayor, (C. H. Ravotirre, Esq.,) said they were indebted 
to that and other kindred societies for many a good name and family 
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and many valuable historical associations being rescued from oblivion, 
and there were to be found in the Wiltshire Magazine materials for 
a most valuable history of the county, for which te as ‘county 
men were deeply indebted to the Society. 
The other officers of the Society were duly honoured, and Mr. 
Tatzor took occasion to deprecate any distinction being recognized 
between North and South Wilts, more especially in matters per- 
taining to the Society. 
Mr. Parker, in proposing “the health of the Secretaries of the 
Meeting,” said that he had been connected with a good many 
societies and he had often heard the remark made that they could 
do no real good without funds. The President of their Society had 
set a noble example to the whole country, for he had bought a part 
of Avebury, in order to preserve it. It would be a grand thing if 
they could put such societies in a position to do similar things. He 
