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been excited and will spread, and hope that if your society 
attain to nothing higher, it will prove a useful hand-maid 
to some of our great British societies which have similar 
objects in view, gathering up for their use, out of our por- 
tion of the kingdom, such fragments of information as they, 
in their wider researches, may be constrained to overlook, 
and making our small contribution to that mass of facts 
which forms the sure ground on which is based all real 
advance in literature and science.” 
Mr. Bapcock, the treasurer, presented his report, an 
abstract of which is subjoined, viz. :—— 
The Treasurer in account with Somerset Archaeological and Natural 
Dr, Historp Societp, Er, 
1850. Ed 1850. 2uE. d. 
Subscriptions to 3lst Decem- Disbursements connected with 
ber,149 - - - 1210 0 organization of Society, &e. 70 16 8 
Donations to ditto - - 13 10 0 Printing and Stationery - 6015 9 
Entrance fees to ditto - 112 10 0 Books, Maps, Casts, &, - 151510 
Subscriptions for current year 5710 0 Cases, Furniture, &e, for 
Donationsfordtto - - 23100 Museum a DE BETZ 
O. Lasbury - e, = 063 Rent, &e.toMidsummerlast 43 9 0 
Contribution towards alter- 
ationsin Museum Room 2000 
Curator, Quarter’s Salary - 650 
£2471 95 
Balance - - - - 74 16 10 
£322 6 3 £322 6 3 
R. G. BADCOCK, Treasurer. 
On the motion of Mr. DıckInson, seconded by the Ven. 
Archdeacon BRYMER, the reports were adopted. 
Mr. BAKER then read a paper on the Marl Pits of 
Somersetshire, which had been entrusted to him by the 
Rev. Mr. Poole, of Enmore, who would have been present 
had not the infirmities of age prevented him. The paper 
referred prineipally to the pits on the eastern slopes of the 
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