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GENERAL COMMITTEE. A Meeting of the General Committee was held at Shrewsbury on Friday, June 4, 1926. Present. —Major C. E. Breese (in the Chair), Mr. T. E. Morris (Treasurer), Mr. H. Harold Hughes, F.S.A., Rev. Ellis Davies (Editors), Prof. J. E. Lloyd, D.Litt., V.P., Rev. Canons Fisher, D.Litt., V.P., Singers-Davies, Revs. Thos. Roberts, J. E. Morgan, Messrs. Wilfrid J. Hemp, F.S.A., E. W. Lovegrove, F.S.A., Geo. Eyre Evans, Iltyd Gardner, J. B. Willans, J. R. Gabriel and Canon C. F. Roberts, F.S.A. (Senior General Secretary). Minutes.— The Minutes of the last Meeting, printed in Arch. Camb., vol. lxxx, p. 446, were taken as read, and confirmed and signed. Apologies.-Letters of apology were received from Mr. Percy J. Williams (S. Wales General Secretary), the Hon. Mrs. Bulkeley-Owen, Miss Evelyn Lewes, Major General Sandbach, Revs. D. Harris Williams, W. M. Morgan Jones, Prof. H. J. Fleure, Sir Evan D. Jones, Mr. E. Neil Baynes, Captain Howard Cunnington, Mr. R. Jones Morris, Mr. Llew. Howell and Mr. Lemuel Jones. Pwllheli Itinerary. — The Itinerary, submitted by the Chairman, was discussed at length. Two programmes for the afternoon of the first day were given. It was decided to adopt the second and visit Tre'r Ceiri and Llanaelhaiarn. The Itinerary as amended was, on the motion of Mr. Wilfrid Hemp, seconded by Mr. Eyre Evans, adopted. A vote of thanks to those who had drafted the Itinerary was carried with acclamation. Date of Annual Meeting.-It was resolved that the Annual Meeting be held on August 9-14. It was resolved to invite two representatives of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland to attend the meeting as guests of the Association. Election of President.-On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by the Rev. Thos. Roberts, Mr. Willoughby Gardner, F.S.A., F.L.S., F.R.G.S., was unanimously elected President for the year 1926-27. Excavations Committee Report. — Mr. H. Harold Hughes submitted the Report of the Excavations Committee, which was adopted. Mr. Eyre Evans stressed the view that when Grants are given to