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Honorary Member of the Geologist’s Association of London and 
of the London Society of Science, Letters and Art, and a Corres- 
ponding Member of the London Society of Arts and of the 
London Horticultural Society ; and he was recently selected as 
one of a limited number of original members of the Geological 
Society of America. He was awarded the Mantuan Medal for 
scientific eminence, and received various medals in connection 
with the International Exhibitions which he attended. 
To the genial kindliness of Dr. Honeyman’s disposition, to his 
readiness at all times to give assistance from the stores of his 
own experience and knowledge, and to the value of his enthusi- 
astic encouragement in the prosecution of difficult work, all our 
younger members will be ready to bear witness; and I am sure 
that all of us fee] that through his death we have lost not only 
an able leader in our scientific work, but also a warm personal 
friend. 
Dr Honeyman rendered important scientific service, not only 
to our Institute, but also to the country at large, by the energy 
with which he discharged the duty to which he was appointed 
nearly twenty years ago, of building up the Provincial Museum. 
And since, in consequence of his death, some action must be taken 
on the part of the government, with regard to the collections 
which he had been successful in making, it seems to me to be 
appropriate that I should bring before you, on the present occa- 
sion, some considerations as to what that action shoulda be. 
At the outset it may be well that I should state such facts as 
I have been able to collect, with regard to the Museums of other 
countries, though I regret very much that, partly owing to the 
defects of the libraries to which I have access, and partly to the 
fact that but few collections of museum statistics seem to have been 
made, the information available is very meagre. The British 
Association Reports on Provincial Museums show that there are in 
the United Kingdom 211 Museums, exclusive of those of the metro- 
polis. They are of very different grades of efficiency, 56 being of a 
high order, 55 being placed in the second class, 63 in a third, and 30 
inafourth. Nearly half of them are of a general character, having 
no special reference to the district in which they are located ; 
