Mr. H. Quarrell (Leicestershire) seconded, and said that the 

 question turned upon the local committee being in touch with the 

 right man. He did not see how the Society of Antiquaries or the 

 local societies could keep watch upon everything. There must be 

 a local man. Fourteen or fifteen years ago, some alterations of a 

 most drastic character were to be made to a church. Two or three 

 local men made an appeal to the clergyman in authority, but 

 failed and did not press the matter further. He, however, wrote to 

 the patron of the living, who took up the question with such vigour 

 that the proposed damage was prevented. 



Mr. R. Garraway Rice (Sussex), knew that damage was often 

 done, if local archaeologists reported to a Society at a distance and 

 asked it to take action, that Society's representations would have 

 far more weight. It was often invidious to tackle one's next door 

 neighbour over some pet scheme. It was the small job that escaped 

 notice, and if a faculty had to be applied for in every instance, 

 considerable help would be afforded to archaeologists. 



Mrs. Wintle Johnston (Viking Club) expressed the view that 

 antiquaries should be appointed to carry out church restoration. 

 The way in which a church was restored meant a great deal. 



Canon Warren (Suffolk) said that in his part of the country 

 they felt that a local body would encounter great hostility perhaps 

 from the architect under whose supervision the work of restoration 

 was to be carried out. They preferred that action should proceed 

 from the Society of Antiquaries in London. 



Mr. Nevill (Surrey) did not agree with the action of the Council, 

 which he thought had somewhat exceeded its functions. He did not 

 think that the action of the Society of Antiquaries in the past as 

 regards church restoration had been altogether satisfactory. 

 Neither did he think it would be satisfactory to local societies to 

 know that by their own action they were entirely in the hands not 

 of the Society of Antiquaries but of the Officers deputed to act. He 

 moved as an addition to the rider proposed by Mr. Johnston that no 

 action should be taken by the Society of Antiquaries except in co- 

 operation with the county or local societies who should be asked to 

 appoint delegates. He thought that the local bodies, which had 

 knowledge of the subject on which action was needed, should have 

 some power and be consulted before steps were taken. 



Mr. Johnston suggested to Mr. Nevill that the addition should be 

 worded so as to read "This Congress also recommends that no local 

 action be taken by the Society of Antiquaries without consultation 

 with a local Archaeological Society in the particular locality, which 

 shall be invited to send delegates to confer, if required." 



Mr. Nevill accepted the suggestion and Major Freer seconded 

 the motion. 



The President ruled that it must be an amendment, not a rider. 



Mr. C. E. Keyser (Reading) hoped the amendment would be 

 passed. He thought it would be admirable if the local societies 



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