could induce the Bishops to recognise small committees, for they 

 would stop the ill-advised restoration that was going on. The 

 Society of Antiquaries should be officially recognised as the Court 

 of Appeal. If the advice of the local society was not accepted, the 

 Society of Antiquaries should have power to give advice which must 

 be accepted. 



The President said that his main objection to Mr. Nevill's amend- 

 ment was that it was not practical. It was necessary to trust some- 

 one, and the Society of Antiquaries was probably the best body that 

 could be selected. He did not see how the Society could hold a 

 position in which it had to ask permission from a local society before 

 invading its territory. He deprecated very much the stopping of 

 any action by the Society of Antiquaries before the consent of the 

 local society had been obtained. He should not recommend the 

 Society of Antiquaries to accept the amendment. 



Major Freer successfully appealed to Mr. Nevill to withdraw the 

 amendment. 



Mr. Johnston's rider was then carried unanimously. 



Mr. H. St. George Gray (Somersetshire) said that there had 

 been great difficulty in discovering where excavations in various 

 counties were taking place and the means of approach to them. 

 Excavations were not sufficiently advertised among antiquaries and 

 the general public. If people only knew where they were being 

 carried out, there would be less poverty in some of the excavation 

 I funds. He suggested that a directory setting forth details of all the 

 I excavations arranged for the year should be published in the Spring 

 , and issued to Societies. Such a publication should give the fullest 

 information, but he would be content at first, if the nature of the 

 : excavations was stated, what the nearest station was, and how the 

 1 excavations could be approached. The preparation of the infor- 

 mation would however entail a great deal of work on the Secretary. 



j The President remarked that while they sympathised with the 



I proposition the Congress was possibly not the right body to take the 

 matter in hand. Mr. Gray might find some archaeological publica- 

 tion to take notice of his suggestion. 



Mr. Major (Karthworks' Committee) suggested that the Congress 

 might arrange some scheme in conjunction with an archaeological 

 puhlication. 



The President considered that the benefit derived would hardly 

 justify the amount of work required. He deprecated any addition 

 jtothe work of the Honorary Secretary. 



I Mr. Nevill thought that information of local excavations might 

 be sent to the papers in the district and also gi\en in the publications 

 'of the local society. Again, a full progrannne might be drawn up 

 |and forwarded to the /I >r//(ru/(),;;iV(f/ Rei'iejc, which might pnbHsh ;in 

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