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Congress of Archaeological Societies in union with The Society of Antiquaries of London Report of the Thirty-third Congress and of the Earthworks Committee for the year 1925 Price i/- London Published by the Congress of Archaeological Societies and printed by Percy Lund, Humphries & Co., Ltd., 3, Amen Corner, London, E.C-4. 1926 Congress of Archaeological Societies in union with the Society of Antiquaries of London. OFFICERS AND COUNCIL. President : The President of the Society of Antiquaries : THE EARL OF CRAWFORD AND BALCARRES, K.T., LL.D., F.R.S. Hon. Treasurer : W. J. HEMP, F.S.A. Hon. Secretary : H. S. KlNGSFORD, M.A. Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House, W.i. Other Members of Council : E. A. B. BARNARD, F.S.A. 1 H. PEAKE, F.S.A. 2 REV. G. M. BENTON, F.S.A. 1 G. McN. RUSHFORTH, M.A., F.S.A. 2 J. E. COUCHMAN, F.S.A. 1 PROF. A. HAMILTON THOMPSON, CYRIL Fox, Ph.D., F.S.A. 1 D.Lit., F.S.A. 2 WILLIAM MARTIN, M.A., LL.D., E. NEIL BAYNES, F.S.A.3 F S A J W.G. BLACK,C.B.E., LL.D., F.S.A. R. E. M. WHEELER, M.C., D.Lit., Scot.,8 F.S.A. 1 L. C. G. CLARKE, M.A. F.S.A " VERY REV. THE DEAN OF E. W. LYNAM, F.R.S.A.I. 3 GLOUCESTER, D.D., F.S.A. 2 R. S. NEWALL, F.S.A. 3 H. JENKINSON, M.A., F.S.A. 2 Col. J. W. R. PARKER, C.B., F.S.A.3 W. PAGE, F.S.A. 2 The Treasurer, Director and Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, ex-officio. The Hon. Secretary of the Earthworks Committee, ex-officio. 1 Retires 1926. 2 Retires 1927. 3 Retires 1928. Hon. Auditor : Assistant Treasurer : G. C. DRUCE, F.S.A. A. E. STEEL. COMMITTEE ON ANCIENT EARTHWORKS AND FORTIFIED ENCLOSURES. Chairman : SIR HERCULES READ, LL.D., V.P.S.A. Committee : THE EARL OF CRAWFORD AND BAL WlLLOUGHBY GARDNER, F.S.A. CARRES, K.T., LL.D., F.R.S., H. ST. GEORGE GRAY P.S.A. W. J. HEMP, F.S.A. A. HADRIAN ALLCROFT. PROF. R. A. S. MACALISTER, Litt.D. COL. F. W. T. ATTREE, R.E., F.S.A. F.S.A. G. A. AUDEN, M.D., F.S.A. WILLIAM MARTIN, LL.D., F.S.A. HENRY BALFOUR, M.A., F.R.S., F.S.A. D. H. MONTGOMERY, F.S.A. R. C. BOSANQUET, M.A.,-F.S.A. COL. W. LL. MORGAN, R.E., F.S.A. C. H. BOTHAMLEY, M.Sc., F.I.C. T. DAVIES PRYCE, F.S.A. J. P. BUSHE-FOX. F.S.A. H. SANDS, F.S.A. J. G. N. CLIFT. W. M. TAPP, LL.D., F.S.A. W. G. COLLINGWOOD. F.S.A. R. E. M. WHEELER, M.C., D.Lit., O. G. S. CRAWFORD, F.S.A F.S.A. SIR ARTHUR EVANS, D. Litt., F.R.S., J. P. WILLIAMS-FREEMAN, M.D. V P.S.A. Hon. Secretary : 6 i o o i 6 9 4 o o 0 o d. n K. d. n _5 3 4 ° 0 o 2 2 3 3 ° O s. s. 17 10 H in I 2 5 3 6 4 £ 55 42 £ 30 IO 42 JJKL/C 140 £129 £215 C. 5- i 1 - i 6 6 d. 10 10 10 192 3 3 s. n 12 i? 2 33° 300 223 £ 42 42 82 57 OEOROr . for . June, . .. Con paid . Affiliated . Histori of . 1923 1924 3oth (estimated) Agenda Treasurer to of yet . correct. not . 1923 1924 SOCIETIES Reports, Printing Tea supplied Institute hand and ending Committee Assistant of found cost) hand ,, In Bank Subscriptions and 1924, 1924, In (at Reports, and Bank at of Research Joint year at Societies (estimated) ASSETS ,, EXPENDITURE. gress cal the Consols Cash Arrears Reports, Audited Distribution Stationery Honorarium, Balance Congress Grant Typewriting Postages Printing for : 5 5 o 4 7 d. d. i 3 4 2 4 s. s. ARCHAEOLOGICAL 2100 710 £ £ 57 46 Expenditure 122 ^^^_^^__« £129 £215 . o 3 3 OF d. 10 has and 2 8 o s. 17 . 1145 140 710 900 £ . 15 publica 41 60 30 of . Congress . .. .. advance . in cost Receipts the ' 1924 . the .. .. .. of paid which liability July, CONGRESS meet to . 1921 . .. of ist to advance) Treasurer. HEMP, 1925-26, 1922 1923 1924 Sale (in regard J. incurred Work, .. Bank, in Statement available at ,, Honorary Year's 1925-26 already 1923-24 1924-25 LIABILITIES tions Reports, Miscellaneous RECEIPTS Subscriptions, WTT.FR1D Balance Dividends Balance Subscriptions Publications, -ft- Report of the Council for the Year 1924-25. The Council is happy to be able to report another successful year. Financially the position continues to be satisfactory, the balance in hand on joth June last being ^42 35. nd. As two reports those for 1923 and 1924 were paid for during the last financial year there are now no outstanding liabilities, and it is hoped that by issuing the year's report as early as possible this happy condition of affairs may become permanent. The Council again has to thank Mr. G. C. Druce, F.S.A., for auditing the accounts. Four new Societies have been affiliated during the past year making the total membership of the Congress 48. It will be within the recollection of the delegates that at last year's Congress various resolutions were passed, and powers to act upon them given to the Council. On these the Council has to report as follows : (i) The first resolution was one inviting the Institute of Historical Research to co-operate with the Congress in endeavouring to make the work of local societies more available to students. This resulted in the formation of a joint Committee of the two bodies, with Pro fessor A. F. Pollard as chairman. So far the work has been of a preliminary character, mainly confined to securing lists of the publi cations of all archaeological, historical and record societies, but even at this early stage there is every prospect of the Committee's activities having useful results. The Council made a grant of -£5 towards the expenses of the Committee. (ii) A resolution on the subject of the proper custody of Manorial Records was forwarded to the Lord Chancellor who returned the gratifying information that the draft clause suggested by the Society of Antiquaries and other bodies, including the Congress, had been inserted in the Amending Bill to the Law of Property Act (1922). This bill has since become law and the Master of the Rolls has already taken action preparatory to the Act becoming operative at the begin ning of next year. (iii) Resolutions were also passed on the subject of the proper custody of Parish Registers and other documents and on these the Council has to report that its representations have also met with great success. Prebendary Clark-Maxwell, F.S.A., was good enough to table a motion in the National Assembly of the Church of England, asking for the appointment of a Commission to investigate the custody of Parish Registers and documents of a similar character and to make recommendations to secure their more adequate preservation. This motion came up at the July session of the Assembly and was duly carried, but so far the Council has no information as to what further action the Assembly has taken. To the Representative Body of the Church in Wales a letter was addressed setting forth the views of the Congress and making various suggestions. This letter was read at the Summer Session of the Representative Body, and in great measure owing to the support of Mr. Herbert Vaughan, F.S.A., and Mr. Justice Sankey was re ferred to the Financial Sub-Committee, on which Mr. Vaughan was co-opted ad hoc. This Committee gave instructions that all Registers earlier than 1700 should be called in and sent to the National Library of Wales for transcription and it is understood that a grant has already been made towards the cost of transcribing those of Llandaff diocese. Further, the Committee adopted the Congress's recom mendations that short courses of instruction in the care of parish documents should be given in the theological colleges of the Province, and that in every case proper safes should be provided for the custody of such records. For this most satisfactory outcome of its representations the Council is greatly indebted to Prebendary dark-Maxwell, Mr. Vaughan, Sir John Sankey, the Archbishop of Wales and Mr. Frank Morgan, and letters of thanks and appreciation have accordingly been sent to them by its instructions. (iv) Lastly, a resolution was adopted approving the Local History Recording scheme and recommending the project to inter ested Societies. This resolution was discussed at three meetings of the Council, at one of which it had the advantage of the presence of Mr. C. B. Willcocks, the promoter of the scheme. After long and careful consideration the Council had reluctantly to come to the conclusion that for a variety of reasons, of which the financial and administrative were the most prominent, it was unable to implement the resolution. The Congress will therefore be asked to endorse this action and to leave the matter in suspense. One other matter of importance has engaged the attention of the Council during the past year. It came to the notice of the British Association for the Advancement of Science that many of its corresponding societies were having their claims for remission of Income Tax refused, contrary to all previous practice.