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The Forty-Fifth General Meeting. 



the value of the remains of antiquity as a part of the evidence for the 

 history of their country. All the Members should set themselves as 

 far as they possibly could to further the preservation of antiquities, 

 especially of the camps and earthworks with which Wiltshire 

 abounded, many of which were continually endangered from the 

 digging of flint and rubble and other causes. He had himself 

 twice interfered successfully to stop the rubble digging which had 

 done such irreparable harm to the interesting little camp of Bynoll, 

 in that neighbourhood. Mr. Maskelyne also referred to the North 

 Wilts Field and Camera Club — lately formed in connection with 

 the Swindon Technical School for the study of the natural history 

 and antiquities of the neighbourhood. 



The Eev. Gh S. Master, in seconding the adoption of the 

 Report, thought the Parish Councils were not, as a rule, fit bodies 

 to have the custody of ancient documents. The Archaeological 

 Societies, such as existed in this and the neighbouring counties, 

 would be more suitable custodians of such things. The President 

 objected that the Archaeological Societies were purely voluntary 

 bodies without any representative basis — but Mr. Story Maskelyne 

 pointed out that these societies were already recognised by the 

 Charity Commissioners as having a right to elect representatives 

 on such bodies as the town trusts of defunct boroughs who had the 

 custody of the documents and the corporation plate. 



On the motion of Mr. C. Simpson, seconded by Mr. R. Stone, 

 the Officers of the Society were re-elected. This concluded the 

 formal business, and Mr. A. Coleman was called upon to read his 

 paper on " The Swindon Registers. " As the hour was so late, 

 the reading of Mr. Passmore's paper, which was on the programme, 

 was postponed, 



WEDNESDAY, JULY 6th. 



Those joining this day's excursion, to the number of twenty-six, 

 left the Gr.W.E. Station at 9.15, a.m., and on arrival at Uffington 

 left the train for the breaks, which conveyed them in the first place 

 to UFFINGTON CHURCH, Mr. E. Doran Webb, F.S.A., acting 

 as guide to the party here and throughout the day . The Church 



