122 The Forty-Seventh General Meeting. 
has nearly completed those of the Deanery of Wilton. It is hoped 
that as soon as this deanery is complete, a beginning may be made 
by printing these inscriptions. The Committee would suggest that 
this is peculiarly a work which the various Members might well 
undertake for their own Parish Churches and churchyards. Anyone 
who is disposed to help in this matter is requested to communicate 
with the Rev. E. H. Goddard on the subject. The thanks of the 
Society are due to the Rev. G. P. Toppin for much helpe in tran- 
panes connected with these inscriptions. 
“Lord Avebury (upon the selection of which title by our old 
friend and respected Vice-President, formerly Sir John Lubbock, 
we may as Wiltshiremen congratulate ourselves), recently intro- 
duced an Ancient Monuments Bill into the House of Lords, which 
has passed several stages. It extends to Great Britain an 
arrangement which has existed in Ireland for some years, and places 
under protection not merely pre-historic remains, as the present 
Act of Parliament does, but ‘ any structure, erection, or monument, 
of historic or architectural interest.’ The powers of protection are 
to be vested in local authorities. As archeologists we may express 
the hope that these powers may be exercised with discretion, and 
become compulsory whilst any relics remain to be protected. 
‘We welcome the Lord Bishop of Bristol as our new President, 
and feel confident that under his auspices not only in that part of 
the county which is in his diocese, but elsewhere, the Society 
will continue to flourish and maintain its reputation. 
‘In accordance with our rules Honorary Officers of the Society 
and the Committee will be elected at this Meeting for the ensuing 
year. 
“The Society meets for the third time at Malmesbury. In 1862 
and 1882 our annual gathering was held here under the presidency 
of Mr. E. D. B. Estcourt and Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice res- 
pectively ; Mr. Forrester and Dr. Jennings having on both occasions 
most efficiently performed the duties of Honorary Secretaries to 
the Meeting. It is hoped the present Meeting may be second to 
none.” 
Mr. C. H. Tarsor moved the adoption of the report, and 
