The Rev. E. L. Goddard (Wilts), deprecated reference to foreif^'n example 

 in view of the mischief done to buildings abroad under Government 

 auspices. The chancels restored by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 

 our own country were, or had been, often instances of great destruction. 



The President said that sixteen years ago the Society of Antiquaries of 

 London had applied for, and had eventually succeeded in obtaining, 

 through the Foreign OfKce, a report of what Foreign Countries were doing, 

 and that the Reports had been before the Congress who had taken action on 

 them {vide Minutes of Congress, 1896, 1897, 1898). It was satisfactory to 

 find that their eft'orts had apparently not been thrown away, and that the 

 House of Commons itself had now asked for a similar Report. He put 

 Major Freer's resolution, viz. : — 



" That Earl Beauchamp's Bill be generally approved with Mr. Paley 

 Baildon's amendments, and that the Bill be further amended, as 

 follows : — That the County Council, in whose jurisdiction the 

 monument is situated, shall have power to nominate a represen- 

 tative to such Advisory Board ; and that the principles underly- 

 ing Clauses 5, 6, and 7 of the Ancient Monuments Protection 

 (No. 2) Bill, House of Commons, should be incorporated in the 

 measure. 



This was seconded by Canon Morris (Cambrian Archaeological Association), 

 and carried, as was also the resolution that the Hon. Secretary of Congress 

 be appointed as Delegate to give evidence on behalf of Congress before the 

 Joint Committee of the Houses of Parliament. 



Field-Names and the Ordnance Survey Map : — Dr. Norman then drew 

 attention to a proposal made by Lord Farrer, that the Ordnance Survey 

 should be asked to record field-names on their 25-inch map. Mr. Svvainson 

 Cowper, F.S.A. (Cumberland), stated that, in the North, field-names had 

 largely disappeared, and it would be difficult to obtain a record of any value. 

 Col. Attree, F.S.A. (Sussex), said that he thought that such names as 

 remained were of too various dates and origin and too uncertain to be 

 recorded. Mr. W. Paley Baildon said a far better record remained in the 

 schedules compiled under the Tithe Connnutation Act, made before the 

 great changes in land ownership. Dr. Williams Freeman (Hants), 

 suggested the Commons Preservation Act. 



Mr. Ralph Nevill reminded Congress that at their first meeting it was 

 resolved to recommend all Societies to purchase sets of the 2o-inch Ordnance 

 Maps and to record antiquities and field-names thereon. He urged the 

 collection of auctioneers' particulars of sales of estates, which generally gave 

 the names of the fields. These names should be entered on the maps in 

 libraries with proper reference. 



General doubt was expressed as to the value of names collected by the 

 Ordnance otlicers and some amusing instances given of the mistakes made. 



Dr. Norman was asked to coiisitler the nmttt-'i- furthor ami biinij up 

 Suggestions at the next Congress. 



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