THE EARTHWORKS COMMITTEE. 



The Hon. Secretary, Mr. I. Chalkley Gould, presented a Report 

 showing the considerable progress that had been made in the work of 

 scheduling and describing these Monuments. Societies were urged 

 to at once complete Schedules of the Earthworks in their district as a 

 necessary preliminary to their description and preservation. The 

 Report will be circulated with an appendix to the original scheme 

 which deals with the subject of " moated enclosures." 



On the motion of Lord Balcarres, seconded by Mr. H. R. Tedder, 

 F.S.A., the Report was adopted, with thanks to the Committee. 



The Hon. Secretary reported that the Uean of Wells had written 

 to the Society of Antiquaries calling attention to an article in the 

 " Quarterly Review" on our National Monuments and urging that the 

 time had come for making some special effort to promote their 

 preservation and, as a necessary preliminary, the preparation of a 

 schedule. The .Society of Antiquaries had referred the letter to the 

 Congress as a suitable subject for its consideration, and, as the Dean 

 of Wells was unable to be present, Mr. Willis-lJund had undertaken 

 to introduce the subject. Mr. Willis-Bund in doing this spoke of the 

 great difficulty that, as Chairman of the Worcestershire County Council, 

 he had found at the present time in getting their consent to even the most 

 moderate outlay. He ad\ocated the necessity of first scheduling the 

 monuments, and stated his opinion that, in connection with this 

 matter, it was most important that the Government should be asked 

 to fill up the vacant post of Inspector of Ancient Monuments, vacant 

 by the death of Gen. Pitt-Rivers. He thought that the solution of 

 other difficulties that seemed most practicable lay in grants in aid by 

 Government added to the contributions of local bodies. 



The Board of Education had in view the formation of school 

 museums to supply object-lessons, Ijut, in his opinion, the money would 

 be far more advantageously spent in the preservation of national 

 monuments, which might be taken to supply the very best of object- 

 lessons, than in a miscellaneous collection that was likely in practice 

 to be of an unsatisfactory character. 



A delegate mentioned the case of Croxford Abbey in Staffordshire 

 towards the repair of which the County Council had voted ^loo, 

 although the building remained vested in private hands. Mr. H. Laver, 

 F.S. A., stated that the Colchester Corporation had acquired power over 

 their Roman walls and would not allow a stone to be touched. 



Mr. Dale, F.S. A., called attention to the impossibility of controlling 

 private owners, even if the schedules were completed. He instanced 

 several cases in Hampshire where old buildings were being damaged, 

 and especially the interesting remains at Warnford. 



Mr. St. John Hope wanted to know what control the Inspector of 

 Monuments would have, and stated that, in his opinion, the acquisition 



