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to the Library and Museum. At the same time they cordially com- 

 mend to all Wiltshiremen continual watchfulness that no relics of 

 ancient times may be wantonly or carelessly destroyed ; and they 

 would earnestly urge their Members to renewed activity in the 

 several branches of Natural History, which they desire to point out 

 as an important part of the work of the Society, but to which too 

 little attention has hitherto been devotedj and which in some of its 

 departments has scarcely been entered upon as regards the County 

 of Wilts. Indeed, both in Archaeology and Natural History there 

 is yet a large field lying open for investigation, but a very small 

 portion of which has yet been explored." 



Mr. Medlicott also referred to the absence of Mr. A. C. Smith, 

 his colleague, which was caused by ill-health. They all regretted 

 the absence of Mr. Smith, who had attended every Meeting of which 

 he (Mr. Medlicott) was aware. 



Mr. Ponting moved the adoption of the report, expressing his 

 regret at Mr. Smith's absence. This was seconded by Mr. Bell, 

 and agreed to. 



The election of Officers was then proceeded with. The Bishop 

 mentioned that in a letter which Mr. A. C. Smith had sent, that 

 gentleman had said that it would be desirable to get another Mem- 

 ber to act in his place as Hon. Secretary. The question now was 

 whether they should accept Mr. Smith's resignation. Mr. H. E. 

 Medlicott said individually he would very much hope that nobody 

 would accede to Mr. Smith's suggestion. Of course the time must 

 come when the Society would have to elect another gentleman, and 

 it might be as well to look ahead to the election of a young archse- 

 ologist to the office, but the work entailed a great deal of time, and 

 he did not think he (the speaker) could carry out the whole of the 

 business. The Editorship of the Society's Magazine went with the 

 post of Secretary, and this was a task of no mean importance. The 

 Rev. E. H. Goddard proposed that Mr. Smith and Mr. Medlicott 

 be re-elected Secretaries, and that Mr. Smith be asked to continue 

 his services. This was unanimously agreed to, as were the re-election 

 of Mr. Henry Cunnington and Mr. Fisher as Curators on the 

 motion of Mr. Bell, seconded by the Rev. C. V. Goddard, and 



