llEPORT OF THE COUNCIL. IxxxV 



Report of the Council for the Year 1902-1903, ■presented to the General 

 Committee at Sonthport on Wednesday, September 9, 1903. 



The following resolutions were referred to the C<.»uncil by tlie General 

 Committee for consideration, and action if desirable : — 



I. ' That the Council be requested to impress upon His Majesty's 

 Government the desirability of appointing an Inspector of Ancient 

 Monuments under the Ancient Monuments Act in the place of the 

 late Lieut. -General Pitt-Rivei's.' 



II. ' That the Council be requested to call the attention of His 

 Majesty's Government to the destruction of Ancieno Monuments, 

 especially on Dartmoor, which is authorised under the terms of the 

 Highway Act, 5 & 6 Wm. IV., c. 50, the provisions of which are 

 unrepealed by later Acts ; and to urge the repeal of this section of 

 the Act.' 



III. ' That the attention of the Royal Irish Academy be drawn 

 to the importance of organising and carrying out a Pigmentation 

 Survey of School Children in Ireland.' 



A Committee, consisting of the General Officers and Dr. A. C. 

 Haddon, was appointed to draw up a Memorandum to give effect to these 

 resolutions, and with the approval of the Council the following letter was 

 addressed to the First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings : — 



' British Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 ' Burlington House, London, W., 

 ' March 31, 1903. 



' Sir, — I am desired by the Council of the British Association for 

 the Advancement of Science to inform you that in their opinion it is 

 very desirable that an Inspector under the Ancient Monuments Act be 

 appointed in succession to the late General Pitt-Rivers. 



' Since the death of the late Inspector of Ancient Monuments there 

 is no one with scientific knowledge of the subject whose business it is to 

 superintend the operations of the Act. 



' The ancient monuments of Great Britain as a whole are not subject 

 to any regular official inspection, and this lack of a personal interest in 

 the monuments generally results in their neglect by their owners and by 

 local authorities. The Council feel confident if an active and enthusiastic 

 scientific Inspector of Ancient Monuments were appointed many more 

 monuments would be placed under the Act, and would thereby be 

 preserved for and by the nation. 



' I have the honour to be your obedient Sei'vant, 



(Signed) 'James Dewar, President.' 



To this letter the following reply was received : — 



' H.M. Office of Worlcs, April 8, 1903. 



'Sir, — With reference to your letter of the 31st ultimo I am directed 

 by the First Commissioner of His Majesty's Works, A'c, to acquaint you, 



