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the ages, from early neolithic to late Romano -British times. Chert, 

 flint, and perhaps good Portland stone chert from the Chesil-bank 

 bone, bronze, and iron had all been used in the making of implements 

 now indeed broken, while potsherds abound of every corresponding 

 period. Many of the flakes and several of the pieces of bone show 

 signs of use. 



A bone implement, a saw of chert, an iron rod or pin (that I have 

 varnished to check the corrosion of rust), and four small implements 

 respectively of bone, flint, horn, and bronze (but all of them broken), 

 I have fastened to a card." 



The whole collection is now presented to the Museum. 



The President announced that the Mansel-Pleydell medal 

 and prize had been awarded to Miss Ellen E. Woodhouse, 

 of Chilmore, Ansty, for her essay on pre-Saxon civilisation 

 in Dorset. Mr. Richardson then presented the medal and 

 congratulated the successful competitor. Miss Woodhouse's 

 essay is printed in this volume. 



The question of holding the summer meetings had been 

 postponed from the 8th February to this meeting. It was 

 now proposed by Mr. Richard Barrow, and seconded by 

 Captain Acland, that no out-door meetings be held during 

 1916. This resolution was carried. 



The Hon. Secretary reported that the Rector of Broad- 

 mayne had written to him saying that the stone altar-slab 

 had been safely placed in the church porch. 



The Rev. A. C. Woodhouse proposed and the Rev. H. 

 Hawkins seconded a resolution that the Club deprecated the 

 laying flat of old tomb stones which were intended to be 

 upright, as that practice tended to a rapid obliteration of the 

 inscriptions. The resolution was adopted. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES. 



Mr. F. E. Abbott proposed that the President, the Hon. 

 Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Editor should be re-elected 

 to their respective offices. This was seconded by Mr. R. 

 Barrow and approved by the meeting. The Hon. Secretary 

 again nominated Mr. H. Pouncy as Assistant Secretary. 



