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the similarity of the two to point out that the firm of Bath work- 
men who did the one probably did the other. The Rev. H. H. 
Winwood added some interesting information on the topic, and 
spoke of the two that had been found at the Mineral Water 
Hospital. One was 13} feet below the surface, which showed the 
extent of the accumulation there had been since the days of the 
Romans. In these kind of pavements there appeared to be two 
kinds of work—one fine and the other coarse—and the specimens 
at the Mineral Water Hospital illustrated both. The finer was 
presumably for inside and the coarser for outside. It appeared 
to him to be a question whether the workmen did not bring with 
them some of the finer tesseree. The pavements could not have 
been the work of local men, they might have been done by men 
‘brought from Rome. 
The fourth paper was by Mr. T. S. Bush, “ The Denys Family 
and their connection with Siston and Dyrham,” and is published 
in extenso at page 58. 
During the year numerous valuable works have been added to 
the Library of the Club, especially from the Smithsonian Institute 
of Washington, U.S.A. The Field Club, however, suffered a great 
loss in the retirement of Mr. W. H. Barlow, in July, from the 
office of Librarian, owing to continued ill-health. | Under his 
charge, the Library has assumed a well-arranged and cared for 
appearance, and a catalogue of the books and pamphlets has been 
published. Mr. Thomas 8. Bush undertook to act in his place as 
Librarian until the 1898 Anniversary Meeting, and has given the 
most unremitting attention to the books. A hearty vote of thanks 
was passed and recorded to Mr. W. H. Barlow for his past 
services, and he kindly offered to give his successor any 
assistance he may require in fulfilling the onerous duties of 
Librarian. 
WALTER W. MARTIN, Hon. Sec. 

