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of Mr. Jukes Brown’s geological paper, but the greater number 
consisted of singularly accurate plans of the excavations of which 
the President was to give an account in his inaugural address. In 
addition to these General Pitt-Rivers exhibited on tables in the 
body of the room a number of large-sized coloured plaster models 
of the most interesting portions of his excavations, including one 
of the cutting made in the Wansdyke in 1889. These models 
executed by the General’s assistants under his own personal super- 
vision, and built up, as they are, from measurements and notes taken 
with the greatest accuracy during the progress of the excavations, 
showing the exact position in which the more important finds 
occurred, preserve the evidence brought to light by his researches 
better than the excavations themselves—even if they could be kept 
open—could do. A large number of articles found by the General 
at Rotherley and Woodcuts were also on view, together with the 
urn and holed stones found at Oldbury and exhibited by Mr. 
Plenderleath ; whilst in the Council Chamber the handsome borough 
maces, the silver punch-bow! of the Brittox Club, a fine tall covered 
cup of about 1609, a case of documents lent by Mr, Kite, of Seend, 
together with the valuable series of charters, &c., relating to Devizes, 
were all well worthy of inspection. 
The proceedings began at 3 o’clock, by Mr. Story Masketyne 
proposing, in a few words, that General Pitt-Rivers should take the 
President’s chair. He said it was an honour to the Society to have 
for its President such a distinguished archeologist, and one who had 
done such a valuable work in the exploration and examination of 
the remains of antiquity. The large volumes, in which the records 
of the General’s excavations are contained, showed that his work 
was in reality of much greater value than that of our other great 
Wiltshire Archeologist, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, because it was 
so accurately and completely done. He hoped that many more 
volumes might be added to those already in existence, recording the 
results of many more years of careful exploration and research. 
The motion having been seconded by Mr. Cunnineton, THE 
Presipent at once took the chair and called on the Rev. E. H. 
Gopparp to read the 
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