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During the Season 1893-4. 



By NELSON M. RICHARDSON, B.A., F.E.S. 



The work of the Club during the season 1893-4 has conii>rised the 

 annual business meeting at the County Museum, Dorchester, on Thurs- 

 day, May 18th, 1893 ; a meeting in the neighbourhood of Ringwood, in 

 the New Forest, on Tuesday, June •20th ; a two-days' meeting in the 

 neighbourhood of Shaftesbury on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 11th 

 and 12th ; a meeting at Abbotsbury on Wednesday, August 9th ; and 

 one in Central Dorset on Wednesday, August 30th ; also two in-door 

 meetings at tlie County ISIuseum, Dorchester, on Friday, December 8th, 

 1893, and Thursday, March 15th, 1894. 



Volume XIV. of the " Proceedings " was issued in the winter. 



The Annual Meeting, which was held in the Museum on Thursday, 

 May 18th, w as attended by about 35 members, the President being in the 

 chair. 



Election of New Members.— Tliree new members were elected. 



Financial Report of the Treasurer.— The Hon. Treasurer (Rev. 

 O. P. Cambridge) read the following statement :— 



" The financial statement I have to make to you to-day is in some 

 respects less favourable than that of last year. Still, on the whole, 

 there is not, I think, much reason for anxiety. We have published a 

 volume during the past year, of just short of 300 pages, exceeding in 

 length the volume of the preceding year by over 30 pages, and exceeding 

 that of Vol. XL (the longest before published) by about 40 pages. The 

 plates of the past year's volume have also been many and well executed, 

 costing our Field Club a heavy sum in spite of those plates that our 

 excellent President paid for himself. In order to clear off our debts, 

 therefore, and to keep within our probable income, we shall have to 

 curtail Vol. XV. now in press and stint ourselves a little in the matter 

 of illustrations. The arrears due to us are larger than last year (£66, as 



