Reports: C.B.A. - Archaeologia Cantiana

While the County Societies have done yeoman service in their circumscribed lines it has been considered that larger areas arranged as regions could work in a wider sphere, and co-operatively. Under this scheme the English Counties have been arranged in thirteen groups; Kent, Surrey and Sussex form that known as the South-East Regional Group.
Each Regional Group has its own Council consisting of two representatives from each County Society and two from the chief active local societies. Each of these bodies will be called upon to contribute under a definite scheme to raise the suggested annual expenditure of the General Council (a 1d. per member of the contributing societies) while for the expenses of the Regional Groups—an annual contribution of two guineas is suggested.
For special questions there are to be panels of experts who will deal with the following six periods: (a) Palaeolithic and Mesolithic, (b) Neolithic, Bronze, and Iron Ages, (c) Romano-British, (d) Dark Ages and Anglo-Saxon, (e) Medieval, (f) Renaissance.
The Council may number 90 to 100 delegates who will only be called together at long intervals but an Executive

Council will meet at short intervals to deal with matters calling for immediate action and to act as the channel through which individual questions could be transmitted to the Regional Groups.
The general scheme has been well considered and should be flexible enough to follow a modern outlook and changing conditions. Up to the present the County Societies, with the Ancient Monuments Inspectorate, have been masters in their own spheres. No limitation it is suggested is to be put on the initiative of these societies but time may show that they will be adversely affected. This is possible as the short term functions of a Regional Group will comprise: (1) the listing and examination of archeological sites exposed by bomb damage, (2) the report to the Ministry of Works of threats to ancient buildings from town planning and road widening and (3) the recording and preservation of chance finds. All it seems without reference to the County Society. A circular has been prepared by the Executive Committee at the request of the Council. This comprises notes for the guidance of Regional Groups, specifying in detail their purpose, and the action to be taken.
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