Hi. THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 



Durham a volume of photographs illustrative of buildings and scenes 

 in Dorchester now passed away, presented (as he says) " with heartfelt 

 affection for his native place, the home of his first 40 years of life." 



At the same time Dr. Handley Moule gave an interesting little book 

 entitled " Recollections of Two Coronations," printed for private 

 circulation only, together with a framed photograph of himself in 

 Coronation robes. The Bishop of Durham has the hereditary right 

 to be one of the supporters of the King at the Coronation service, 

 standing at his right hand, and no one bishop has supported two 

 successive Kings of England since the accession of Queen Anne, and 

 with that solitary exception, Dr. Moule remarks, " we must go back 

 nearly five centuries to find a Bishop of Durham privileged like myself 

 to act at more Coronations than one." 



In conclusion I must allude with pardonable satisfaction to the 

 marked increase in the number of visitors to the Museum. During 

 the year 1912, 6,140 persons paid for admission, and in addition to 

 this number several classes from elementary or secondary schools 

 were brought by their teachers for educational purposes. The 

 admissions for the last three or four years show a continued and steady 



advance. 



JOHN E. ACLAND. 



Dr. Colley March, in presenting a report from the Earth- 

 works Sectional Committee, expressed regret that so small a 

 number of replies had been received in answer to the enquiry 

 forms, and hoped that other members would send in the 

 desired particulars of earthworks in their respective localities. 



" MANSEL-PLEYDELL " AND " CECIL " MEDALS. 



The President, in the absence of Lord Eustace Cecil, an- 

 nounced that the Mansel-Pleydell medal and prize had been 

 awarded to Canon T. E. Usherwood for his essay on " Roman 

 villas in Dorset," and that the essay would be printed in the 

 next volume of Proceedings. Mr. Richardson then presented 

 the medal and prize to the successful competitor. 



The President also announced that the Cecil medal and 

 prize had been won by Mr. Charles Roper, of Chickerell, the 

 subject of his essay being " The known sources of supply of 

 petroleum oil and its various products." Mr. Roper attended 

 the meeting and received the medal and prize at the President's 

 hands. 



