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on " Nature Reserves," he announced that a Society for the promotion 

 of reserves was in course of formation and would shortly issue its 

 prospectus. This was regarded as giving promise of effective practical 

 measures. 



Mr. E. A. Fry, who had been the Club's delegate at the 

 Congress of Archaeological Societies in London in June last, 

 had forwarded his notes upon the subjects which were then 

 discussed. (A print of the report was already in the hands 

 of the Members.) The Hon. Secretary read Mr. Fry's 

 observations, which more particularly referred to (1) the 

 indexes of archgeological papers, the utility of which merited 

 a larger demand by the affiliated societies ; (2) the inclusion 

 of Ecclesiastical buildings within the scope of the Ancient 

 Monuments Act, a proposal which was adopted by the 

 Congress ; and (3) the continued destruction or mutilation of 

 earthworks. 



Captain Acland remarked that the Golf Club at Came were 

 said to have caused damage to barrows on the links ; but he 

 had been recently assured that only once had a small 

 mound been cut, and that such a thing would not be done 

 again. 



The President moved a resolution to elect Mr. Henry 

 Symonds as Hon. Editor. The proposal was seconded by 

 Colonel Mainwaring, supported by the Hon. Secretary, 

 and approved by the Members. 



The President then announced that Mr. H. Stilwell, who 

 had edited the Dorset rainfall reports for many years, desired 

 to relinquish the office, and he asked the meeting to accord a 

 hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Stilwell for his work in that field 

 of science. A resolution inviting Mr. Stevenson Henshaw, 

 C.E., of Portland, to undertake the duties was proposed and 

 adopted, at the suggestion of Mr. Stilwell. 



The following gifts had been received, of which the 

 President made due acknowledgment : — Mr. E. A. Frj', 

 some documents to be added to the collection already pre- 

 sented by him ; Mr. Forsyth, a case of beetles ; J\Ir. Wingfield 

 Digby, two oak logs. 



