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rendered me most valuable support.* These antiquaries 

 were frequently on the ground, and their assistance from 

 time to time in the general organization of the investigations 

 and overlooking of the workmen was extremely helpful to 

 the director.! Mr. Sebastian Evans, who did much for the 

 1912 excavations, offered his assistance, which was readily 

 accepted and greatly appreciated. Mr. C. S. Prideaux again 

 rendered the Committee great service by lending his camping 

 outfit, and although he could not be present during the whole 

 of the operations this season, his interest in the work was as 

 keen as ever. 



The director has held himself responsible, as in former 

 years, for the recording of the work, the preparation of all 

 the plans, sectional drawings and photographs, { as well as 

 the care and repair of the relics discovered. Help in the 

 matter of identifying natural history specimens has been 

 kindly rendered by Mr. Clement Reid, F.R.S., Mr. E. T. 

 Newton, F.R.S., and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 



In conjunction with this, the Fifth Interim Report, 

 subscribers are recommended to read the previously 

 published papers on the subject, to enable them to interpret 

 the full significance of some of the details of structural 

 interest ; they are published in the Proceedings, Dorset Field 

 Club, and also issued separately. The sketch-plan (Plate I.) 

 is intended merely to show the general outline of " the Rings J> 

 and the relative position of the thirty-five cuttings which 

 have been made. 



* Since the last series of excavations in 1912 the Sub -Committee 

 has lost a valued Member in the person of the Rev. C. W. Whistler, who 

 died at Broad wey on June 10th, 1913. 



f A maximum number of ten men was employed for the excavations, 

 with John Lush as foreman. 



J Subscribers may see the full series of photographs (1908-1910, 

 1912, and 1913) considerably over 100 on applying at the Dorset 

 County Museum. 



