1. THE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 



The report of the Hon. Editor as to the forthcoming 

 volume was read by Mr. Henry Symonds, who observed 

 that the Club was indebted to Dr. Colley March, Mr. Hay- 

 wood Sumner, and the Maumbury Excavation Committee for 

 providing or contributing towards the cost of the illustrations 

 for their respective papers. 



Mr. C. J. Cornish Browne, the Hon. Director of the Photo- 

 graphic Survey, reported that 107 photographs had been 

 added to the collection since the last annual meeting, viz., 

 25 by the Rev. J. Ridley, one by Mr. C. Mate, and 81 by the 

 Director. 



Mr. T. H. R. Winwood read the following notes prepared 

 by Captain Acland, the Curator of the Museum, concerning 

 the additions to the Library and Museum during the past 

 twelve months — 



I have much pleasure in taking this opportunity of bringing to 

 the notice of the Dorset Field Club some of the acquisitions to the 

 County Museum since the last Annual Meeting. 



In the Geological section the Oxford Clay Fossils have been examined, 

 and where necessary re-named by Dr. A. Morley Davies, of South 

 Kensington, in accordance with the most recent classification, who in 

 returning them drew special attention to one specimen, saying " this 

 Ammonite belongs to a genus Reineckia, very rare in England ; it is 

 a beautiful specimen showing the mouth border on one side, and it 

 should be given a place of honour." 



Printed labels will now be attached to this series, in the same manner 

 as was done to some others with the help of the late Mr. Hudleston 

 and our President, Mr. Nelson Richardson. 



As additions to our collection of birds we have had a Golden Oriole, 

 taken at Wrackleford, and two specimens of the Little Owl, one from 

 Came, the other from Owermoigne. It is of interest to note that during 

 last summer another of the same species was taken near Wool, and a 

 fourth was seen at Kingston Russell. 



A folio Volume, an Herbarium dated 1766, has at last found a home 

 in the Museum. It contains botanical specimens collected by Dr. 

 Hawkins, of Weymouth, which are considered of much value, as they 

 belong to such a distant period. They are, however, by no means all 

 found in Dorset. The book is presented by Mr. Winwood. 



Some pieces of ancient buried oak exhibited here recently by Mr. 

 Rawlence were presented by him to the Museum ; the details of their 

 discovery will appear in the Volume of Proceedings. 



