to the Roman roads in the county, is an example to be 

 commended to the attention of other pubhc bodies. 

 Bills proposing to strengthen and extend those Acts are 

 now before Parliament, and the Hon. Secretary of this 

 Committee has given evidence before a Joint Committee 

 of the two Houses appointed to consider those Bills. 



The earthworks in Cranborne Chase have been 

 scheduled by Mr. Hey wood Sumner, F.S.A., and plans 

 made which have been laid before the Committee. They 

 should interest the archaeologists of at least three 

 counties, and it is to be hoped that means may be found 

 for their pubhcation. The Committee are also glad to 

 learn that the plans of the Defensive Earthworks of 

 Hampshire, made by Dr. Williams-Freeman, which have 

 been mentioned several times in their Rei)orts. are likely 

 to be published this year with a description and specially 

 prepared map. Dr. Williams-Freeman's catalogue of 

 the barrows and ancient roads of the county is in 

 progress. 



Mr. H. S. Toms is continuing tbe work of tracking 

 down a series of minor earthworks, which have hitherto 

 to a great extent been overlooked. 



The Council of tbe Congress have drawn attention 

 to the increase in the number of Societies that subscribe 

 for copies of the Committee's Report. The Coumiittee 

 propose to try the further experiment of oHVring copies 

 of the Report to Societies not nlliliatiHl to the Congress 

 at a price slightly higher than is churucd to those that 

 belong to the Congress. They li-iist thai i\\v Congn^ss 

 will support them in this ciidcavoiir lo niak(> known as 

 widely as i)ossil)h' the woriv it is doing in a branch of 



