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of Mr. Jukes Brown's geological paper, but the greater number 

 consisted of singularly accurate plans of the excavations of which 

 the President was to give an account in his inaugural address. In 

 addition to these General Pitt- Rivers exhibited on tables in the 

 body of the room a number of large-sized coloured plaster models 

 of the most interesting portions of his excavations, including one 

 of the cutting made in the Wansdyke in 1889. These models 

 executed by the General's assistants under his own personal super- 

 vision, and built up, as they are, from measurements and notes taken 

 with the greatest accuracy during the progress of the excavations, 

 showing the exact position in which the more important finds 

 occurred, preserve the evidence brought to light by his researches 

 better than the excavations themselves — even if they could be kept 

 open — could do. A large number of articles found by the General 

 at Rotherley and Woodcuts were also on view, together with the 

 urn and holed stones found at Oldbury and exhibited by Mr. 

 Plenderleath ; whilst in the Council Chamber the handsome borough 

 maces, the silver punch-bowl of the Brittox Club, a fine tall covered 

 cup of about 1609, a case of documents lent by Mr, Kite, of Seend, 

 together with the valuable series of charters, &c, relating to Devizes, 

 were all well worthy of inspection. 



The proceedings began at 3 o'clock, by Mr. Story Maskelyne 

 proposing, in a few words, that General Pitt- Rivers should take the 

 President's chair. He said it was an honour to the Society to have 

 for its President such a distinguished archseologist, and one who had 

 done such a valuable work in the exploration and examination of 

 the remains of antiquity. The large volumes, in which the records 

 of the General's excavations are contained, showed that his work 

 was in reality of much greater value than that of our other great 

 Wiltshire Archseologist, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, because it was 

 so accurately and completely done. He hoped that many more 

 volumes might be added to those already in existence, recording the 

 results of many more years of careful exploration and research. 



The motion having been seconded by Mr. Cunnington, The 

 President at once took the chair and called on the Rev. E. H. 

 Goddard to read the 



