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DURING THE YEAR 1889. 

 By M. G. STUART, M.A., P.G.S. 



The work of the year has consisted of a meeting held at Dorchester 

 on Tuesday, June 4th, a two days' meeting at Bridport on Wednesday 

 and Thursday, July 10th and llth, a meeting in Purbeck on Wednesday, 

 August 7th, a meeting at Badbury Rings and Kingston Lacey on 

 Wednesday, September llth, a meeting in the County Museum at 

 Dorchester on Wednesday, December 18th, and a second meeting in the 

 Museum on Tuesday, February 25th. During the year some 50 new 

 members have been elected, thus bringing the number up to a total of 

 rather over 250. The tenth Volume of " Proceedings " was issued to 

 members during the month of September ; the increased size caused a 

 rather heavy drain on the finances. 



THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING of the Field Club was held on 

 June 4th at the County Museum, and was largely attended. Before 

 proceeding to the special business of the printed programme, the Hon. 

 Secretary of the County Museum, Mr. Albei't Bankes, stated that the 

 collection of Dorset Antiquities found by Mr. Cunnington had been 

 offered to the Museum by the owner, who was leaving the district, for 

 the sum of 250. The Council of the Museum felt that it was very 

 important to secure the collection to prevent its going out of the County, 

 and had, therefore, agreed to give the sum asked, but they had no money 

 to pay for it. He, therefore, impressed the importance on members of 

 the Field Club and others of using every means to obtain subscriptions 

 towards the purchase of this valuable Dorsetshire collection. 



The Treasurer, the Rev. O. P. Cambridge, read his Financial Report 

 for the year 1888-9. He stated that the Balance-sheet was again a very 

 satisfactory one. After paying the cost of printing and binding the 

 IX. Volume of the "Proceedings," which was considerably larger than 

 usual, as well as defraying the expense of a new wire guard for the 



