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Stonehenge belongs to the government, and Abury is now in the same line; if the transfer has not been actually completed. Denmark, Sweden, and Norway own great numbers of prehistoric monuments. In France they are to be counted by the hundreds, while Italy probably surpasses all others. In Italy these matters have received most serious consideration at the hands of the government and a complete system of laws are now in force providing for the proper investigation of these monuments, their preservation and the conservation of the objects found therein. Any person in the kingdom making a discovery of archaeological objects of antiquity is required to make it known to the proper department of the government at Rome. If he would excavate, he must also notify the government, and it will send an inspector who will supervise the excavation, keep a diary of all work done and a register of all objects found. This he does from actual observation, for he is required ot be on the ground every day during the