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"13. To the Library has been added a large new scrap book 

 filled with prints and drawings which have recently accumulated. 

 The Society's set of Archceologia has been completed nearly up to 

 date by the kind gift of seven parts by Mr. W. Heward Bell, and 

 the Bev. W. Butt gave a book of MS. notes on Stonehenge. Other 

 books were given by Canon Wordsworth and others. 



"14. A good cabinet for butterflies a&d moths has been pur- 

 chased for the use of the Devizes Field Club, who commenced 

 their collecting operations this year under Mr. E. Cook's guidance. 



"15. Considerable progress has also been made with the provision 

 of an adequate collection of eggs, and in their careful arrangement, 

 for which the Society has largely to thank the Bev. J. Penrose. 



" 16. It is many years since the Society has visited Chippenham 

 for the Annual Meeting. The sixteenth Meeting was held here in 

 September, 1869, under the able presidency of Sir John Awdry. 

 The programme was a very lengthy one, but the Meeting is recorded 

 to have been a very enjoyable one. It is hoped that on this, our 

 second visit to Chippenham, a new generation of archaeologists may 

 find equal enjoyment." 



The adoption of the report was moved by Mr. C. H. Talbot, 

 and seconded by Mr. F. H. Goldney, who mentioned that he had 

 been one of the Local Secretaries at the Meeting of 1869. 



The officers of the Society were re-elected, on the proposition of 

 the Bev. C. V. Goddard, seconded by Mr. C. B. Straton, with the 

 addition of Mr. E. Cook as an additional Curator of the Museum ; 

 and Mr. W. Heward Bell spoke of the advantage which the 

 Society had gained from the presence of the Bishop of Bristol as 

 its President during the past three years. 



The Bev. E. H. Goddard took the opportunity of mentioning 

 that the remains of the Boman villa at Box, which were partly 

 uncovered by the owner of the garden, Mr. Hardy, some three or 

 four years ago, but had then to be covered up again without being 

 properly described, were, by the liberal offer of Mr. W. Heward 

 Bell to bear the expenses, to be again uncovered and fully planned 

 for the Magazine, 



