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The Rev. H. North and the Rev. W. H. Webster were elected members, 

 and Dr. Malcolm Poignand was proposed to be balloted for at the next meeting. 



The Honorary Secretary has received from the Society of Antiquaries, 

 London, the following resolutions agreed to on the occasion of the Conference of 

 Archaeological Societies, held on July 17th last, the Woolhope Club being one of 

 the "Societies in Union." 



I-— That each local society be requested to take into consideration the 

 desirability of placing on record, on the 6-inch scale maps of the county with 

 which they are concerned, all the local names of fields, and all relics of antiquity 

 for which a locality can be fi.Ked. That such maps should be kept in duplicate, so 

 that eventually a copy may be deposited with the Society of Antiquaries. 



II'— That all local societies be requested to be on the watch against any 

 wilful or injudicious destruction of ancient monuments or buildings, so as at once 

 to bring local public opinion to bear against the destroyers ; and that in case.s of 

 what appear to be national importance, the aid of the Society of Antiquaries 

 or the Inspector of Ancient Monuments be invoked. 



Ill-— That a committee (consisting of the Rev. Canon Benham, F.S.A., 

 Messrs. R. S. Faber, Edwin Freshfield, LL.D., V.P.S.A., W. J. Hardy, F.S.A., 

 and Ralph Nevill, F.S.A., with power to add to their number) be appointed to 

 draw up a scheme for the uniform transcription of Parish Registers and Records, 

 showing the best form of arrangement, &c., and in the case of their being printed, 

 the best form of size, type, &c. That the report of such scheme should give as 

 much information as possible in regard to printing and publishing, and such other 

 information as may be likely to be useful to inexperienced people, who may be 

 willing to undertake the work of transcribing. 



IV.— That in the case of extracts from Parish Registers and Records being 

 printed in Parish Magazines, the Incumbents be requested to communicate copies 

 to the Local Societies and to the Society of Antiquaries. 



v.— That the attention of tlie Local Societies be called to the proposed Bill, 

 entitled An Act for the Preservation of Public and Private Records, which it 

 appears may provide for a long recognised want. 



With reference to these subjects, it is admitted that the Club has much 

 work in prospect. Mr. Thomas Blashill, the representative in London, purposes 

 shortly to lay before the members certain [jropositions, whereby he hopes to enable 

 them the more easily to carry out the execution of the above resolutions. 



