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keep up to anything like that figure just mentioned, since the earlier 

 Volumes of the "Proceedings" are becoming very scarce, and when these 

 failed it would prevent the supply to members of complete sets of the 

 "Proceedings" as hitherto. The report was adopted on the motion of 

 Mr. Milledge. 



ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS. Five new members were elected. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The President, on the proposal of Mr. E. 

 Bankes, seconded by Mr. Richardson, was re-elected for the ensuing 

 year. On the proposal of Canon Ravenhill, seconded by Mr. Milledge, 

 the Treasurer and Secretary were also re-elected. 



REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF THE MUSEUM. Mr. H. J. Moule read 

 his report on the additions made to the County Museum collections 

 during the past year. He said that the Library was a department to 

 which it was just impossible for him to attend owing to his duties in the 

 Museum proper. However, Mr. Albert Bankes had given great assistance 

 in this department, and had examined and catalogued the whole collec- 

 tion of books. The Library had been enriched by several gifts of books 

 during the year. The collections in the Museum had been enlarged by 

 some interesting additions of birds, and of eggs the gift of Mr. Wallis. 

 The additions in the collections representative of Dorsetshire antiquities 

 had not been numerous ; they were, however, indebted to the President 

 for a very interesting group of antiquities from Portland, and to Mr. 

 Cunnington for a fine Celtic urn from Iwerne. In conclusion Mr. Moule 

 expressed a regret that so few things had found their way during the 

 year to the County Museum. 



THE PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR. After a considerable discussion 

 it was decided that meetings should be held at Wareham in June, Lyme 

 Regis in July (two days), Lulworth in August, and Sturminster New r ton 

 in September. 



The Rev. F. A. H. Vinon exhibited a coloured drawing of a portion of 

 a Roman pavement of very interesting design and character which had 

 been opened out by himself and Mr. Cunnington in the neighbourhood 

 of Charminster on May 4th. 



Two papers were then read one on " Our Ancient British Urns" by 

 Dr. Wake Smart, which deals chiefly with the history of some of the 

 finer specimens of urns now preserved in the County Museum. Tiiis 

 paper is printed at page 180 of Vol. XII. "Proceedings." The other 

 paper, " Witchcraft in Dorset " from the pen of Mr. J. S. Udal, now 

 resident in Fiji, was read by Mr. Moule. It is printed at page 35 of 

 this volume. On the conclusion of the paper Mr. Moule referred to the 

 incidents mentioned in two of the works of Mr. Thomas Hardy "The 



