XXXVlii. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



companion paper to those previously contributed on Cerne Abbey. The Kev. B. 

 Grosvenor Bartelot has written an article on the ancient floor tiles of St. George's 

 Church, Fordingtoii ; and it is hoped that Mr. W. de C. Prideaux will contribute 

 another paper to his series of papers on "Dorset Memorial Brasses." The 

 President's address, and the Mansel-Pleydell Prize Essay by Mr. Feacey on 

 "The Sequence of architectural styles as exemplified in the buildings, either 

 Ecclesiastical or Domestic, of any neighbourhood in Dorset," the official account 

 of the club's meetings, the rainfall returns, and the report on the first appearances 

 of birds, insects, &c., will also be printed. 



At our annual meeting last year I asked the club to relieve me of the office of 

 Editor, as I found the two offices of Secretary and Editor too burdensome, but as 

 no one was then willing to take the Editorship I consented to hold it for another 

 year. Now, however, I must ask to be relieved, although I shall be glad to help 

 my successor in any way in my power. 



FINANCE* The HON. TREASURER then presented his state- 

 ment of the Club Accounts, which will be found printed in the 

 following pages. In reply to Mr. BARNES, Captain ELWES stated 

 that the Club now had 450 invested in Consols. 



THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY. In the absence of Mr. C. J. 

 Cornish Browne, of Came House, honorary director of the 

 Dorset Photographic Survey, the HON. SEC., at the PRESIDENT'S 

 request, read the Director's Report. It was as follows : 



" I regret that I am unable to report more progress in connection with the 

 work of the survey. I have put myself into communication with those who were 

 likely to assist me in my search for helpers in the towns and districts of 

 Dorchester, Weymouth, Poole, Sherborne, Wimborne, Blandford, Shaftesbury, 

 Bridport, Swanage, and Lyme Regis. I find that there is in only one of these 

 towns, namely, Weymouth, a Photographic Club, but none of its members have 

 through their secretary offered assistance. I have enlisted the sympathies of a 

 few good amateurs, and to these I am very grateful ; but I am sure there must 

 be many skilful photographers in the county with whom I have unfortunately 

 not come in contact. If members of the Field Club could bring the survey before 

 the notice of such, and persuade them to send in their names as helpers, there 

 would be but little difficulty in getting together a large collection of photographs. 

 The expense is trifling and the work of great interest. Should the club ask me to 

 continue the directorship for another year I shall bo pleased to do so, or should it 

 entrust the work to another I will gladly help my successor." 



LORD EUSTACE CECIL PRESENTS THE MEDALS. Lord 

 EUSTACE CECIL, vice-president and past president, who was 

 received with loud applause, said that the President had entrusted 



