Archaeological Index, 1908: — Sir Edward Brabrook, Dir. S.A., the 

 Chairman of the Archaeological Index Committee, stated that 1,000 copies 

 only of the annual Index for 1908 had been printed, and 350 of these were 

 still available. Unless the publication was better supported in the future, 

 the Index must be abandoned, which would be a great loss to archaeologists; 

 if, however, the 350 remaining copies were disposed of, the expenses would 

 be met. 



Mr. Johnston, F.S.A. (Surrey), thought that the lack of support would be 

 found to be due to the greatly increased price, 8d. instead of IJd. Large 

 Societies, such as his, could no longer afford to take copies for all their 

 members, and his Council had felt that it was impossible to ask their Hon. 

 Secretary to undertake the onerous task of endeavouring to sell copies to 

 individual members ; as far as sending a notice to members, however, they 

 would endeavour to assist the sale. 



Mr. Kalph Nevill, F.S.A., stated that he did not see that it would be 

 possible for Societies to undertake the distribution to individuals, although 

 it was a simple matter to distribute copies to every member, as had been 

 done originally. His Society would have continued to take the Index at 

 the old price, which had been sufficient at one time to meet the cost, but 

 had involved too much labour for an Hon. Secretary ; the attempt to 

 devolve the sale to publishers had been unsuccessful. 



Major Freer, F.S.A. (Leicester), said that his Society had taken copies 

 for all their members for this year, but felt it was a great strain, and 

 expressed a hope that large reductions might be made for Societies taking a 

 quantity. Several other delegates took part in the debate, and Sir Hercules 

 Eead in summing up expressed his sense of the great loss which would 

 come about should the Index cease, and hoped that some way might be 

 found to continue it. 



Report oj the Earthworks Committee. — Mr. Albany F. Major, Hon. 

 Secretary of the Earthworks Committee, read the Keport of his Committee. 

 It set out in a complete and compendious manner what had been done 

 during the year by way of preserving, exploring, recording, and destroying 

 these monuments of antiquity. 



A new feature was a Keport from the Royal Society of Antiquaries of 

 Ireland, from which it appeared that much work was being done in 

 exploration and record. The effect of the Land Act had been most 

 prejudicial, as numbers of eases occurred in which the new proprietors 

 destroyed the remains previously preserved by the unwillingness of the 

 peasantry to meddle with them. In one case a fine circle of seven stones 

 had been destroyed by the removal of all stones but one, and this had been 

 left as a rubbing post for cattle. A thorough exploration was being made 

 of the famous Hill of Tara. 



Dr. Cochrane had been added to the Earthworks Committee as the 

 representative of Ireland. 



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