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may be congratulated upon the success of his endeavour to maintain 
the character of their periodical publication, which contains some 
valuable and interesting contributions both to the archeology and 
natural history of the county. 
“As to finance, a comparison of the account of the receipts and 
disbursements of the year 1889 with that for the year 1890, pub- 
lished in the last number of the Magazine, shows a large increase on 
both sides of the last account. The receipts are swelled by nearly 
_ £40 of arrears of subscriptions which have been recovered during the 
year; by an increase in the amounts received by the sale of the 
Society’s publications, and for admission to the Museum, both 
showing, it may be hoped, an increased interest in the Society’s 
work ; and by the satisfactory balance handed over by the Local Com- 
mittee last year after the Devizes Meeting, upon the management of 
which the Committee must not fail to congratulate the Local 
Secretary, Mr. B. H. Cunnington. On the other hand, the dis- 
bursements have considerably increased, principally, however, owing 
to the fact that the printing and issuing of three numbers of the 
Magazine were paid for during 1890, as against only one in 1889. 
The balance carried: forward is £281 7s., a slight decrease upon the 
balance at the beginning of the year. The Committee regret again 
to have to state that some £70 of annual subscriptions due on the 
Ist of January last is still unpaid. It is believed that very nearly 
all of this will come to hand, but it would be a great advantage to 
the Society if Members would direct their bankers to pay their 
subscriptions for them on the Ist of January in each year. 
“Amongst the additions to the Museum and Library of the 
Society, which are recorded in the Magazine, may be specially 
mentioned a large collection of fossils, and the cabinet containing 
them, which were left to the Society by Canon Jackson ; the first 
part of a History of the Hundred of Ramsbury, presented by E. 
Doran-Webb, Esq., the author; and a portrait of Henry, Marquis 
of Lansdowne, our first President, presented by James Waylen, Esq. 
“The Committee thinks it desirable to record in this report that 
the very large and interesting topographical collections made by 
~ Canon Jackson, arranged in portfolios, each relating to a Wiltshire 
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