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 

 (ieneral 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 archaeologists 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- 

 egress 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. iioo, by which date the antiquary 



