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it does not possess. Mr. Edward Cook, a member of the Committee, 

 has been invited to act as Hon. Curator. A certain number of 

 foreign natural history specimens and miscellaneous curios which 

 were of no use to the Museum have been well sold, whilst on the 

 other hand a small collection of stone implements found in the 

 county, and formerly exhibited in the Museum, including two 

 extremely fine polished flint celts from Qrudwell, have been pur- 

 chased from Mr. William Cunnington, from whom the Museum 

 has also received as a gift in addition to other objects, his valuable 

 collection of specimens, and the series of microscopic slides illus- 

 trating the petrology of S ton ehenge, which will thus be available in the 

 future to anyone studying the subject. A gold medal figured in the 

 autobiography of Mr. J ohn Britton, and presented to him by the 

 King of Prussia, has been presented to theSociety by MissC. E. Britton. 



" The Library has again received a number of additions during 

 the year, the most notable being the one hundred and twelve 

 volumes of the 'Bolls Series' of Chronicles, presented by the 

 authorities of H.M. Stationery Office ; and amongst MSS. a Court 

 Boll of Bromham, etc., presented by Mr. Gr. E. Anstie, and a number 

 of deeds by Mr. Cunnington. It may be repeated that the object 

 of the Librarian and Committee is to make our Library as complete 

 as possible as a Wiltshire Library. We draw attention to the list 

 of ' books wanted ' on the cover of the Magazine. 



"The portraits of Basset Down House have been carefully 

 described and catalogued by Mrs. Story Maskelyne, with photo- 

 graphs of the most important examples. 



" As to finance, a statement of account for the year 1900 is issued 

 with the last number of the Magazine. The number of Members 

 who paid their subscriptions for the year within the twelve months 

 falls considerably short of the total. We may again urge upon 

 Members that it would save a great deal of trouble to themselves 

 and to the Financial Secretary if they would instruct their bankers 

 to pay their subscriptions when they fall due. There is an increased 

 demand for back numbers of the Magazine, most of which can be 

 supplied by the Society, to make up complete sets, at prices which 

 vary from time to time as the numbers are reduced. 



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