4 The Thirty-Ninth General Meeting. 



respect to them. It is very desirable that we should, as a Society, 

 keep in mind that these collections — the work of a lifetime and the 

 value of which it is difficult to estimate — are deposited with the 

 Society of Antiquaries at Burlington House. It is hoped that they 

 may soon be catalogued, and that we may be furnished with a copy. 



" A miich needed catalogue of our books, prints, documents, and 

 papers is being prepared by our Librarian, Mr. Bell ; and we are 

 indebted to another diligent Member, Mr. Willis, for undertaking 

 to catalogue the tokens, which have been considerably added to of 

 late. 



" The amount subscribed towards the cost of enlargingthe Society's 

 Museum as a memorial to the late Canon Jackson is not sufficient 

 to enable the Committee to carry out Mr. Ponting's design. The 

 amount promised is £259 13*., of which £12] 16*. has been paid 

 into the bank. 



" The Committee has under consideration a modified scheme 

 which it is hoped to carry out. Suggestions have been made of 

 economical or temporary structures, but the Committee, however 

 much the mere acquisition of space may be an object, does not intend 

 to lose sight of that dignity which should be a characteristic of a 

 memorial of Canon Jackson. Subscribers have been requested in 

 the Magazine to pay their promised subscriptions to the Secretaries, 

 and it is hoped they will do so. 



" Before concluding this report the Committee considers that it 

 is not travelling beyond its province if attention is called to some 

 notable works of preservation of ancient buildings within the county 

 which have been recently accomplished. The completion of the 

 important work of restoration — or rather of repair on most con- 

 servative lines — at Edington Church ; and the work now going on 

 at Ramsbury Church, where the fine old roof of the nave has been 

 happily saved, are mattei's for congratulation. The finding of the 

 Saxon stones at Ramsbury, the careful restoration of the unique 

 octagonal sacristy at Enford, the work done at the Churches of 

 Froxfield, Upton Lovel, and Tytherington, and at the Old Manor 

 House at South Wraxall are all matters of interest to the archaeolo- 

 gists of the county. It is, moreover, a pleasure to the Committee 



