William Martin for his services as Honorary Secretary during the 

 past year, and unanimously requested him to remain in office. 



Dr. William Martin, in acceding to the request, thanked the 

 Congress for the honour extended to him. Now that he had gained 

 experience in what was required, he hoped to make the position as 

 successful as it had been under his predecessors. 



Mr. A. G. Chater presented the Annual Report of the Earthworks 

 Conmiittee, and expressed regret that he had found it necessary to 

 resign the post of Honorary Secretary to the Committee. The 

 Council reported the appointment of Mr. Albany F. Major as Mr. 

 Chater's successor. 



The President remarked that the report was an interesting one, 

 and that again it justified the existence of that important Committee. 



Mr. Chater in replying to a delegate said that not all the 

 Societies in Union took a copy of the Committee's Report for each 

 of their members. For two years. Societies had been paying into 

 the Congress Funds at the rate of 2s. 6d. per lOO copies. In the 

 first year, when the change was made, there was a considerable 

 falling off, but last year several of the Societies which had omitted 

 to take reports the previous year changed their minds and took 

 them. About two-thirds of the membership of the Congress now 

 subscribed. 



Dr. William Martin pointed out that they could scarcely expect 

 every Society to take the Reports. For instance, the Huguenot 

 Society had very little interest in earthworks ; but several Societies 

 which ought to have copies refrained for some reason or otl)er from 

 doing so. 



Mr. William Dale (Hants) thought that the defaulting Societies 

 only needed reminders. 



The President agreed, for it was inconceivable that Societies 

 which were doing active work should not wish to go to the expense 

 of 7/6 for 300 copies. Representations from Dr. Martin or from the 

 Earthworks Committee would no doubt produce its effect in increas- 

 ing the circulation. Dr. Read then proceeded to refer to Scamm- 

 ridge Dyke, near Scarborough, remarking that it was only proper 

 that, when success had been achie\ed in dealing with a public 

 authority in a matter of the kind to which he was drawing attention, 

 the success should be brought to the notice of a Congress such as 

 this. What happened was that, at a meeting of the Earthworks 

 Connuittee, Mr. Chater mentioned that the Rural District Council 

 proposed to use Scammridge Dyke as the foundation for a reservoir 

 to supply a small village with water. He (the speaker) thereupon 

 wrote to the Local Secretary of the Society of Anticpiaries and 

 obtained a good deal of information, together with an intimation that 

 the Scarborough District Council was firm in its determination to 

 send the plans to the Local Government Board. He then wrote to 

 the Local Secretary in forcible terms, pointing out what an improper 

 thing it was for a public body to do, and that they ou^ht lather to 

 preserve than destroy. The letter was sent to the Clerk of 



