14 MEETINGS. 



relics and the cists found at Les Vardes, and other similar 

 work done by the Society. 



The chairman suggested that there should be an 

 Antiquarian Section, in order that reports of antiquarian 

 research should not be included with the Council's report. 



This suggestion was adopted and Mr. Carey Curtis was 

 elected first Secretary of the Antiquarian Section. 



Mr. C. G. de la Mare read the Treasurer's report, show- 

 ing that there was a substantial balance in hand, and a small 

 balance in the Archaeological Research funds. 



Mr. Carey Curtis was re-elected Hon. Secretary, and 

 Mr. C. G. de la Mare Hon. Treasurer. 



The following members of Committee were re-elected : 

 Mr. A. Bescoby, the Rev. F. E. Lowe, Miss Mellish, Mr. J. 

 Linwood Pitts, Mr. B. T. Rowswell. Mr. R. Metman was 

 elected to replace Miss Brown, who is leaving the island. 



Monthly Meeting, January 28th, 1914, the President, }fr. 

 F. L. Tanner, in the chair. 



Miss C. Ozanne was elected a member of the Society. 



Rev. Bourde de la Rogerie exhibited a flint implement 

 recently found in the Canichers. Col. de Guerin and Mr. 

 Collenette both considered it paleolithic. 



The Church Ornaments discovered in St. Sampson's 

 Church last June were exhibited and described by Mr. Carey 

 Curtis, who said their intrinsic value is small, though as 

 genuine ornaments they were valuable. Col. de Guerin 

 considered the relics were hidden where they were found 

 between the years 1559 and 1564. 



Mr. Collenette then read papers on the Rainfall and 

 Sunshine of 1913. As far as rainfall is concerned, 1913 was 

 an average year, for the total fall was only 0'39 in. below the 

 average for 71 years, the total amount registered being 36*14 

 inches. With regard to sunshine, 1913 was a very gloomy 

 year in Guernsey, in fact the gloomiest for the past 20 years, 

 during which period only records have been taken. The 

 average number of hours' sunshine annually up to 1912 was 

 1,925 ; in 1912 it fell to 1,704 hours, and in 1913 there was a 

 further drop to 1,691 hours. 



Both papers, which appear further on in this volume, 

 were illustrated by numerous diagrams. 



