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by Mr. Goddard. The list of ' books wanted,' which appears on 

 cover of the last number of the Magazine, is printed in the hope 

 that it may suggest to some of our Members the possibility of filling 

 up some of the gaps which still exist in our collection, more par- 

 ticularly in the matter of biographies and works of natives of 

 Wiltshire. Our desire, however, is not merely to accumulate 

 treasure, but, by means of carefully-compiled catalogues, to make 

 that treasure accessible to our Members. A catalogue of the Library 

 is in hand, prepared by our Hon. Librarian, Mr. Heward Bell, and 

 beyond this the Wilts Bibliography referred to in Mr. Clifford 

 Holgate's paper in vol. xxvi., p. 221, is making progress. 



" Mr. W. Cunnington, second to none in qualifications for the 

 task, is engaged in preparing a catalogue of the Stourhead Col- 

 lections. A new list of Members was printed with the November 

 Magazine. 



"At the Annual Congress of Archaeological Societies, held at 

 Burlington House, July, 1893, we were represented by Mr. Ooddard 

 and Mr. Ponting. Several matters of interest were under discussion, 

 and it seems advisable that our Society should continue to be repre- 

 sented at this meeting. 



" The Committee recently applied to the Technical Education 

 Committee of the Wilts County Council for a grant for the County 

 Museum. It was pointed out, in reply, that no grant can be made 

 unless a systematic course of instruction in technical subjects is pro- 

 vided by the Society. The matter will receive further consideration. 



" The Committee recommends the election of Mr. Nevil Story 

 Maskelyne, F.E.S., of Basset Down House, as a Vice-President. 

 Mr. Story Maskelyne is a past President of the Society, and it needs 

 no saying that he is one of our most distinguished Members. Mr. 

 Harold Brakspear, of Corsham, if elected to the post of Hon. Local 

 Secretary for the N.W. district, will kindly undertake to represent 

 us and forward our interests. 



" According to precedent, the Society met last year in the south 

 of the county, at Warminster. An account of this Meeting appears 

 in the last number of the Magazine. A strong and well- organized 

 Local Committee undertook all the arrangements, and the Members 



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