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Considerable destruction had been caused to ramparts and barrows by 

 Golf Clubs, but it was hoped that by the help of the Golfing Press and 

 representations to Clubs, this would be stopped for the future. 



Many County Councils were having lists of camps and other ancient 

 monuments compiled with a view to their preservation. 



All but ten of the Societies in Union now subscribed for the Earthworks 

 Eeport. It was proposed to sell copies of the Report to Societies outside 

 the Union at a sightly increased price. 



The thanks of the Congress were expressed to Mr. Major for his labours. 

 The Report will, as usual, be printed and circulated. 



Dr. Philip Norman, Hon. Treasurer of Congress, pointed out that there 

 was an adverse balance of about £5 as regards the Earthworks Committee 

 expenses, and that it would be for the Congress to decide whether the charge 

 to Societies for copies of the Committee's Report should, consequently, be 

 increased. 



Mr. Ralph Nevill said that it was at his suggestion that a charge was 

 made for the Report, but it was then contemplated that half the cost m'ght 

 be recovered. He was glad to find that only one third came upon the funds 

 of the Congress and, on his proposal, seconded by Mr. Johnston, it was 

 resolved " That the cost of the Report be not increased to Societies in Union 

 for the ensuing year." 



Parliamentary Bills for the Protection of Ancient Monuments. — Major 

 Freer, F.S.A. (Leicester), said that, at the request of the Council, he would 

 give an account of the three Bills now before Parliament, dealing with the 

 preservation of Ancient Monuments. The most important was the Govern- 

 ment Bill which was introduced in the House of Lords by Earl Beauchamp 

 for the consolidation and amendment of previous Acts. Buildings in use for 

 ecclesiastical purposes, and dwelling-houses in use were specially excluded 

 from the Bill. 



Major Freer also gave some account of the Report from the Foreign ofiice 

 of the steps taken by other Countries to preserve their Ancient Monuments. 

 These were much more drastic than those hitherto proposed in England 

 and applied particularly to churches still in use, which were strictly guarded 

 against any attempt at alteration or alienation of their goods without 

 consent of ihe appointed governing body. In Germany, £86,000 a year were 

 voted for the purposes of preservation, and considerable sums in other 

 countries. In Sweden, an Inventory was made of church property, and bells 

 were not allowed to be melted without notice being given and permission 

 obtained. He thought it was hard that there should not be a grant from 

 our National Funds for preservation of Anticjuities. The three Hills hud 

 been considered by the County Councils Association who had recommended 

 the addition of a member of the County Council, in whose jurisdiction a 

 monument lay, to a seat on the Ancient Monuments Board which was 

 propose<l by the (ioveninicnt Hill. U(^ wished it were possible to include 

 the taking and maintaining un Inventory of church good-<. the necessity of 

 which was so apparent, and concluded by expressing his desire that Clauses 



