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1884, and now numl>eretl some 400 members. Amongst other supporters 

 it ntunliered 16 Natural History Societies or Field Clubs. He, therefore, 

 proposed that the Dorset Natural History and A nti<iuarian Field Club do 

 l>ecoiiie a memtar of the National Footpaths Preservation Society on the 

 annual payment of 10s., and he hoped that some of the memliers would 

 also join in their individual capacity. Mr. Moule, in seconding the 

 proposition, cited two instances of footpaths which had l>een closed in the 

 Dorchester neighliourhood within his recollection. The Chairman quoted 

 an instance in his own neighbourhood (Bloxworth). Mr. Groves mentioned 

 instances in the Weymouth district. The motion was then carried. 



Mr. Moule read a Paper on " The Abbey Bam at Cerne," which was 

 visited at the meeting held on June 28th. This, with a d rawing executed 

 by Mr. Moule to illustrate the excellent Hint masonry of the building, 

 will be found at p. 187 of this volume. 



The Chairman then read a Paper written by Mr. F. O. P. Cambridge 

 on " A New British Worm," found near Bloxworth during the preceding 

 summer. This will be found at p. 139. 



Mr. H. M. Richardson read a Paper giving an account of some of the 

 rarer tish which have l*een lately taken in the mackarel nets on the 

 Chesil Beach. This Paper will be found at p. 13*2. A discussion followed, 

 in which Sir Tallx>t Baker stated that the sturgeon, when taken at the 

 Abbotsbury end of the Chesil Beach, had always been sent to the Earl of 

 Ilchester. The Rev. C. R. Baskett said the Earls of Ilchester had the 

 rights of the beach at Ablx>tsbury granted to them by the Monastery, 

 otherwise the sturgeon, being Royal tish, would go to the Crown. 



Some further discussion subsequently took place on the catalogue of 

 the prehistoric monuments of the county in process of compilation, after 

 which a paper, written by Mr. James Salter, F.R.S., of Basingtield, " On 

 the Armorials of the Savage Family in Bloxworth Church," was read by the 

 Treasurer. This paper will l>e found at p. 153 of the present volume. 

 The Secretary read a paper on " Orchis mascula," prepared by Mr. E. C. 

 Malan, F. L.S. This paper was written with the view of drawing atten- 

 tion to the value of the careful study of particular species of plants, and 

 was illustrated by a large num1>er of drawings and photographs of various 

 parts of the plant in different stages of growth e.g., the roots, leaves, 

 flowers, and j>ollinia. The paper also contained a quantity of Folk-Lore 

 connected with this plant, collected from various sources. 



The meeting terminated about 4.30 p.m. 



A SECOND WINTER MEETING was held at the County Museum on 

 Wednesday, February 13th. The weather was very cold and wintry and 



