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REPORT OP THE 
tion ; nor do they consider that the sum originally proposed 
is more than an adequate remuneration. They have, therefore, 
advanced Mr. Charlesworth’s salary to £250, with the under¬ 
standing that his time is to be exclusively devoted to the 
objects of the Society. 
The Curator of Antiquities has more than once called the 
attention of the Council to the necessity of providing a perma¬ 
nent place for the preservation and display of the Roman 
tessellated pavements obtained by the Society. The necessity 
is become still more urgent in consequence of the acquisition 
of the pavement from Oulston, removed during the present 
summer, by the kind permission of Sir George Wombwell, 
and under the skilful direction of Mr. Baines; and the 
Curator, in the conclusion of his report, expresses his 
earnest hope that this and other siniilar remains of the orna¬ 
mentation of Roman dwellings, which have been for some 
time in the possession of the Society, will no longer be suffered 
to remain in detached portions, or concealed from view, but 
be re-laid in some suitable building, for the gratification of 
the members and of the numerous strangers who visit the 
Museum.” In the wish of their Curator the Council entirely 
concur, and the subject has been repeatedly under their con¬ 
sideration. The present buildings of the Museum afford no 
space in which the three pavements, not yet laid down, can be 
even deposited, much less displayed, and, therefore, some 
additional erection seems absolutely necessary. In deciding 
on such an erection it appears to the Council that two con¬ 
ditions are essential—one, that no mean or unsightly struc¬ 
ture should be allowed to occupy a conspicuous position, 
amidst grounds not less admired for their picturesque 
beauty than for their varied remains of antiquity; the other, 
that the building, wherever placed, should not be of a merely 
temporary character. Besides the necessity of providing a 
place of deposit and exhibition for the pavements, it seems 
desirable to secure some space for any future increase of the 
Society’s collections. It has, therefore, been resolved to sub¬ 
mit to this meeting a Resolution to the effect that the Council 
be authorized to erect a permanent building for the preserva- 
