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The cost of this was defrayed by the Field Club, aided by 

 special contributions for that purpose. 



After leaving the wooden building which encloses the pavement the 

 members of the Field Club walked to visit the Norman Bridge, which 

 had been put in repair at the expense of the Club some three years 

 previously. From here the party drove back to Weymouth, where they 

 were invited to luncheon at the College by the Rev. J. Miller, the Head- 

 Master. Before sitting down to luncheon, however, some time was 

 devoted to the inspection of a series of flint implements and other 

 antiquarian objects, chiefly found in the vicinity, which Avere exhibited 

 by Messrs. Fuller, Mondey, and Damon. After luncheon the customary 

 toast of "The Queen "was proposed by the President. The President 

 then offered, on the behalf of the members, a hearty vote of thanks to 

 the Rev. J. and Mrs. Miller for their hospitality to them that day. 

 Several new members were elected to the Club. 



The Secretary then referred to some methods of business. He said the 

 British Association met on September 5th at Bath, and wished to know 

 whether any one present would be willing to attend the meeting as a 

 delegate of the Dorset Field Club. He then said that Vol. ix. of the 

 " Proceedings " would be ready for circulation in the course of a few days. 

 He regretted that there had been a delay in its publication, but he thought 

 this was almost unavoidable. He gave notice that the September meet- 

 ing of the Society originally fixed to be held at Shaftesbury had been 

 given up from the lateness of the season and the difficulty of reaching the 

 spot. In its place he proposed that two winter meetings should be held 

 at Dorchester that season instead of one as formerly. He thought he had 

 suflicient materials to furnish two excellent programmes. 



Mr. T. B. Groves then presented a paper on " The Recent Encroach- 

 ment of the Sea in the Vicinity of Weymouth," which was read by Mr. 

 H. Moule. This paper will be found at p. 180 of the present volume, 

 together with the substance of the discussion which followed it. 



About 2.30 p.m. the party were driven across Weymouth to the Fleet 

 Coastguard Station. Here they took a path leading down to the shore 

 of the estuary, where boats were waiting to convey them across to the 

 Chesil Beach. The object of the visit to the Chesil Beach M-as to 

 examine the curious group of plants which grow in this locality, and 

 which were explained by Mr. Mansel-Pleydell, the President. 



The following is a list of some of the characteristic plants of the 

 Chesil Beach : 



Tritictini cctxinmn, T. acutiun, Sjxrgii luria iitttrina, Ant/icinis 

 Anthyllis vttlncraria, AJJIUHI gmveolvny, Artucriu oulgaris, 



