CONGRESS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL 

 SOCIETIES. 



The nineteenth Congress of Archaeological Societies was held on July 8th last at 

 London, Dr. C. H. Read, President of the Society of Antiquaries, being in the 

 chair. 



The Congress was attended by delegates from the principal Archaeological 

 Societies of Great Britain and Ireland, including the Dorset Field Club, which 

 was represented by Mr. Nigel Bond, M.A. 



It was stated in the report that arrangements had been made by the Board of 

 Agriculture by which opportunities for the inspection of the Ordnance Survey 

 will be given at their offices, and it was resolved that the Board be asked to add 

 to the facilities they were already offering to archaeologists, that of ready 

 inspection of tithe and enclosure maps and other original maps and 

 documents. 



The Chairman gave some details of the Commissions already granted for 

 scheduling and preserving the ancient monuments of Scotland and Wales, and of 

 the petition sent to the Prime Minister that a similar Commission might be 

 appointed for England. 



Mr. E. A. Fry read a report from the committee for preparing a bibliography 

 of printed calendars. This stated that the bibliography of Church bells had been 

 completed by Mr. H. B. Walters, F.S.A., and that of Wills by himself ; that Mr. 

 F. Bligh Bond had undertaken that of Church screens, and that he was himself at 

 work on those of fines and inquisitions. Compilers are wanted for the subjects 

 of chantries and church plate. 



Mr. A. G. Chater, the newly-elected secretary to the Earthworks Committee, 

 presented a report, which will be printed and distributed. He announced that 

 the important fortress, Maiden Castle, in Dorset, had now been transferred under 

 the Ancient Monuments Act to the guardianship of the Commissioners of Works. 

 Mr. C. S. Pndeaux's satisfactory investigation of a large barrow, or extensive 

 burial place, at Portland in 1907 was mentioned with approval. 



On the motion of the Wiltshire Archaeological Society it was resolved : ' ' That, 

 when it is proposed to conduct archaeological investigations in any locality, this 

 Congress recommends that formal notice should be given by those so proposing to 

 the Archaeological Society within whose area such investigations are to be con- 

 ducted." 



Mr. Willis-Bund read a paper "On the importance of calendaring and 

 preserving Church Plate and Furniture." In this he drew attention to the law 

 regulating transactions in Church property and advocated the formation of exact 

 inventories of all furniture, books, plate, &c., which should be signed by each 

 new incumbent and checked at the Archdeacon's visitations. He also suggested 



