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Mr. C. H. Read, the Hon. Sec. of the Society of Antiquaries, spoke 
of the need for cataloguing tumuli and similar sepulchral remains and 
pointed out that these supplied almost the only material for the earlier 
history of our islands. He referred to his paper on the subject read 
at the Belfast Meeting of the British Association and mentioned records 
made for the War Office on Salisbury Plain and the great work of 
General Pitt Rivers. There was no doubt that the work was pressing 
and should be undertaken at once. After some discussion it was 
agreed that the Earthworks Committee should be asked to take up 
this subject in addition to their present work on defensive earthworks. 
Mr. Gould expressed his willingness to do so as Hon. Secretary, 
provided Mr. Read gave his assistance. 
The Hon. Secretary reported that the Committee for promoting 
the Safe Custody of Local Records had been waiting for the Govern- 
ment to present the Bill which, it was understood, had been prepared. 
On the proposition of Mr. Freer, seconded by Mr. W. P. Phillimore, 
it was agreed that Government be asked to do this, so that steps 
might be taken to make its provisions known and obtain the support 
that all archeologists were likely to give it. Mr. Willis-Bund stated 
that the need was pressing as he knew of an ecclesiastical body of 
importance which had just destroyed a quantity of their old Records. 
Mr. Green stated that the Somersetshire County Council had made a 
grant for the preservation and cataloguing of their Records, and that 
the work was progressing. 
Mr. J. H. Round read a paper on “ Place Names,” carrying further 
the suggestions made by him some years ago in the paper published 
by the Congress. 
He pointed out the great importance attaching to Mr. W. H. 
Stevenson’s forthcoming “Index to Names,” and the value of such 
sources as genuine Saxon Charters, Feet of Fines, the Calendar of 
Ancient Deeds just issued by the Record Office and old Estate maps 
prepared locally. On the other hand such sources as the “Testa de 
Nevill,” Dugdale and the Ordnance Survey must be treated with 
suspicion. He indicated that the Committee appointed by the Con- 
gress would ask the help of local societies to enlist workers to examine 
thoroughly certain specified authorities and certain portions of country 
and advocated an effort to correct the recent adoption of wrong forms, 
of which he gave an amusing instance—the Manhall of Domesday 
now appearing on the Ordnance Map as Emanuel Wood. Attention 
should be drawn to the frequent confusion between the terminations 
“den” and “don,” “barrow” and “borough,” and between the 
various meanings of that difficult word “ wick.” 
On the motion of the Rev. P. H. Ditchfield it was agreed that 
Mr. Round’s paper should be printed and circulated to all Societies in 
Union ; Mr. Haverfield suggested that Mr. Stevenson should be urged 
to print at once his list up to A.D. 1100, by- which date the antiquary 
