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"With reference to the " Wiltshire Magazine" two numbers have 

 been issued since the last Report, concluding' the eighteenth and 

 beginning the nineteenth volumes. Of their merits the Committee 

 leaves the Members to judge, expressing the hope that the Magazine 

 is not found to decline in interest or in the value of its very varied 

 contents. 



" The great archaeological event of the year in this county has un- 

 doubtedly been the visit of the " British Archaeological Association " 

 to Wiltshire. Their Congress in August 1880 at Devizes, will 

 long be remembered by their own Members as one of the most 

 successful meetings which the Association has ever held ; while to 

 those Members of the Wiltshire Archaeological Society who joined 

 them the presence of so many accomplished savans, and the comments 

 of such able archaeologists on the famous antiquities of Wiltshire, 

 could not fail to be eminently instructive, as well as of the deepest 

 interest. 



" The Museum and Library still invite contributions, more es- 

 pecially of such objects as tend to exemplify the antiquities and the 

 natural history of the county, though (thanks to the diligence of 

 the Curators) the collections contained therein are already of re- 

 markable interest, and as such drew forth the hearty commendations 

 of some of the more prominent Members of the British Archae- 

 ological Association. 



" It only remains to congratulate the Society on its continued 

 prosperity, and to commend to its numerous Members, scattered over 

 every portion of the county, hearty and active co-operation, inasmuch 

 as it is by the assistance of many, by constant vigilance and by 

 unceasing painstaking that the great objects of the Society can be 

 carried out." 



On the motion of Rev. J. A. Lloyd, seconded by the Mayor of 

 Devizes (Mr. T. Chandler) , the Report was adopted. 



On the motion of the Mayor of Devizes, seconded by Rev. J. 

 A. Lloyd, all the Officers of the Society were re-appointed, and 

 the best thanks of the Society were tendered to them for their past 

 services. 



The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. 



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