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bave borne the cost of them. The * Wiltshire Glossary ' is a 

 distinct addition to our store of local information. It will be seen 

 from the lists of ' Additions to the Museum and Library ' at the 

 end of these two numbers that our grounds for an appeal for ad- 

 ditional space become every year more urgent. We are almost 

 compelled now to decline the offer of anything which is not directly 

 connected with the county. Amongst the additions to the Library 

 we call especial attention to Mr. Nightingale's very complete work 

 on ' The Church Plate of the County of Wilis ' ; to the large volume 

 of ' Original Drawings of the Church Plate of North Wilts ' ; and 

 to the third vol. of General Pitt-Rivers' most elaborate work 

 describing his Excavations of Wiltshire Earthworks. 



" The Librarian of the British Museum recently made a public 

 appeal for copies of election literature, pamphlets, addresses, portraits, 

 &c. We did the same, and have received some replies. 



" As to finance, the account of receipts and disbursements for the 

 year 1891 is printed at the end of the last number of the Magazine. 

 It may be observed that during the year only two hundred and 

 sixty-two Members paid their subscriptions for the year as against 

 two hundred and eighty who did so in 1890. This goes far to 

 account for the fact that the total amount received for subscriptions 

 in 1891 is about £26 less than in 1890. We would again strongly 

 urge upon Members the desirability of punctual payment of their 

 subscriptions as they fall due on the 1st of January in each year. 

 The amount received for payment on admission to the Museum does 

 not appear to show an increase of attendance in proportion to the 

 increase in the value and interest of our collections. Two numbers 

 only of the Magazine having been printed and paid for within the 

 year the cost of this item is less than in 1890, when three numbers 

 were paid for. Considerable expense had to be incurred at the 

 Museum in connection with the public sewers, through which rats 

 had worked up under our floors. The balance carried forward to 

 this year's account is nearly £30 less than last year, chiefly owing 

 to the large amount of unpaid subscriptions. 



" Canon Jackson's Wiltshire Collections were referred to in our 

 report last year, and some discussion arose at the Meeting with 



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