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EARTHWORKS COMMITTEE. 
The Hon. Secretary, Mr. I. Chalkley Gould, presented a Report 
stating that the Committee had been enlarged by the inclusion of Lord 
Balcarres as Chairman, Sir John Evans, Mr. Haverfield and Lieut.- 
Cols. Attree and Ruck of the Royal Engineers. Many offers of help 
had been received and more might be expected when the copies of 
the Scheme, now being circulated by the various Societies, have been 
finally distributed. 
The Cardiff Naturalists’ Society had undertaken a survey of the 
hill forts and Earthworks of Glamorgan. Reference was made to the 
purchase by the Brighton Corporation of the camp at Hollingbury 
and the gift by the Duke of Norfolk to Sheffield of the fortified hill 
called Wincobank. Maiden Bower in Bedfordshire and Wellington 
on the Ouse were, however, in danger of destruction. The Committee 
also presented a paper of hints which they thought would be a useful 
appendix to their Scheme. 
Mr. Haverfield pointed out that the work of making records could 
not be regarded as at all complete unless it was accompanied by an 
accurate survey giving plans and contours. Some excavation at least 
should be done in order to settle the date; he expressed the opinion 
that the English Ordnance Maps, although not perfect, were quite as 
good as those of other countries. He also stated that a survey was 
being made in North Germany giving accurate plans and particulars 
of the camps there that were supposed to be the work of the Saxons. 
This would be of great value to English workers for purposes of 
comparison, 
Prof. Windle also spoke of the need of accurate surveys, and asked 
that care should be taken that excavations should not be made at 
haphazard. He suggested that a list of authorities that could be con- 
sulted should be issued in any future papers, and that a leaflet should 
be drawn up suitable for sending to owners of property. 
The Rev. T. Auden, Mr. Michell Whitley and others, gave useful 
information about work that was being done, and emphasized the lack 
of funds. 
Lord Balcarres pointed out that the Earthworks Committee had no 
funds and could not help in this way, but that the Society of Anti- 
quaries might assist, at any rate by giving advice. He also stated 
that there was urgent necessity for preliminary lists and surveys which 
might be supplemented as time and money allowed. Mr. Willis-Bund, 
Chairman of the Worcestershire County Council, pointed out that it 
lists were at once prepared and sent to the County Councils, it was 
probable that help might be obtained for the preservation of Earth- 
works from immediate danger. Mr. Ralph Nevill suggested that it 
would be most helpful if some copies of typical plans published of the 
North German camps could be included in any future publication of 
the Earthworks Committee. 

