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at the Home Office, though he still devoted a large part of his time 

 with undiminished zeal to the duties of his chair at the Eoyal School 

 of Mines. On April 19, 1904, after a short illness, from which he 

 rallied several times, he at last succumbed to the effects of the 

 Snaefell accident, passing away at the age of sixty-three. 



Le Neve Foster's career was a striking illustration of the value of a 

 sound scientific training, coupled with a love of scientific research, to 

 one who devoted the greater part of his life to the service of the 

 Government. As the author of numerous reports, he was able to 

 supply the responsible authorities with the most valuable information 

 concerning mines and miners in this country. His advice upon all 

 questions connected with the mining profession, and on the legislation 

 connected with it, was constantly sought by, and freely given to, his 

 official chiefs. He served upon various departmental committees on 

 mineral statistics, on open quarries, on the slate mines of Merioneth- 

 shire, and upon the explosives used in mines. He was a member of 

 the Koyal Commissions for the Chicago and St. Louis Exhibitions, and 

 was, at the time of his death, a very active member of the second 

 Eoyal Commission on Coal Supply. He acted as a juror at the 

 Inventions Exhibition in 1885, and also at the Paris Exhibitions of 

 1867, 1878, 1889 and 1900, as well as at some minor exhibitions. His 

 great public services abroad and at home were recognised by his being 

 created a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1889, while the distinc- 

 tion of knighthood was conferred upon him in 1903 by His Majesty 

 King Edward the Seventh. 



In spite of his official and professional engagements, Le Neve Foster 

 found time to undertake a considerable amount of literary work. In 

 1867 he published a translation from the Dutch of P. von Diest's work 

 on the tin deposits of Banca, and, in 1876, he translated from the 

 French, with the aid of Mr. W. Galloway, Callon's "Lectures on 

 Mining." 



The article on mining in the " Encyclopaedia Britannica " was written 

 by Le Neve Foster, and, in addition to this, he found time to prepare 

 a systematic treatise, the first on the subject published in England, on 

 " Ore and Stone Mining," of which a fifth edition appeared at the time 

 of his death ; he also issued, at the commencement of the present year, 

 a small volume on " Mining and Quarrying," which promises to be of 

 the greatest service to students. His great literary activity, as well as 

 his work as a teacher, was facilitated by the methodical manner in 

 which he pursued his studies. He left behind him many hundreds of 

 volumes and portfolios filled with extracts and cuttings from books, 

 magazines and newspapers, relating to his own pursuits. 



Clement Le Neve Foster early in his career became associated with 

 the University of London, firstly as a Bachelor of Arts, and subse- 



