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of such an appeal is very doubtful. Again the Societe 

 Jersiaise is able to publish in addition to the important 

 matter contained in its Bulletins, Manuscripts of such matters 

 as Extantes, Close and Patent Rolls, Assize Rolls, Diaries 

 and other most interesting subjects connected with the past 

 history of the Island, which could not be profitably printed 

 as a commercial transaction, but which come within the scope 

 of work of a Society such as our own. 



Another point worthy of note is that the Societe Jersiaise 

 is a corporate body, able to hold real property, and that the 

 whole of the monuments in Jersey not in private hands are 

 in its possession, instead of being as in' Guernsey in the hands 

 of the States. The question for or against this policy may 

 be a debateable one, but the fact remains that this power 

 to hold property gives a permanent footing in Jersey to the 

 Societe, instead of a precarious existence such as our Society 

 enjoys. 



The Council has no intention at present of putting forward 

 for adoption by this Society any of the above points, but 

 takes this opportunity of comparing the scope of work 

 exercised by both Societies, studying the differences, and 

 adopting possibly in the future any parts which it should be 

 considered beneficial to the work of the Society. 



In the comparison of actual work accomplished by the 

 two Societies, the Council feels that Guernsey has much to 

 congratulate itself on. Thanks to the Lukis family, re- 

 searches into the Neolithic remains of the Island are and 

 have been for a long time, practically complete. The work 

 of Mr; E. D. Marquand, the late Mr. W. A. Luff and others, 

 have given us a list of Flora and Fauna, which, even after a 

 lapse of ten years, scarcely requires revision. Our geology 

 has been studied in all its aspects ; and our climatological 

 records go back nearly 80 years. It is true that our 

 Paleolithic discoveries have not approached the extent of 

 the Jersey ones, but fortune up to the present has been 

 against us in this one subject. 



Our two Museums contain a larger variety of specimens 

 than the Museum in Jersey, which is the property of the 

 Societe Jersiaise, but the want of suitable accommodation, 

 under one roof, makes them much less valuable than they 

 would be if they were properly housed and exhibited. 



The excursions usually held during the summer months 

 have again had to remain in abeyance owing to the con- 

 tinuance of the war, but the winter meetings have taken place 

 as usual. At the March meeting Col. T. W. M* de Guerin 



