It E PORTS 



ON 



THE STATE OF SCIENCE. 



Thirteenth Report of the Committee for Exploring Kent's Cavsrn, 

 Devonshire — the Committee consisting of John Evans, F.R.S., Sir 

 John Lubbock, Bart., F.R.S., Edward Vivian, M.A., Georgia 

 Busk, F.R.S., Professor Boyd Dawkins, F.R.S., William Aysii- 

 tord Sanford, F.G.S., John Edward Lee, F.G.S., and William 

 Pengelly, F.R.S. (Reporter). 



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The Committee in their Twelfth Report, read at Glasgow last year*, brought 

 up the history of their researches to the end of August 1S76. They have 

 now the pleasure of continuing that history to the end of July 1877. 

 During the intervening eleven months the work has been continued without 

 interruption, on the same method and under the same daily superintendence 

 as heretofore. The •workmen named in the Twelfth Report, George Smerdon 

 (foreman) and William Matthews, are still employed on the exploration, 

 and coutinuc to give unqualified satisfaction. 



On the 2nd November, 1870, Mr. Busk, a member of the Committee, 

 visited the Cavern, accompanied by one of the Superintendents, -when he 

 inspected that portion of the work which was then in progress, as well as the 

 principal parts where the exploration has been completed. 



The researches continue to attract large numbers of visitors, most of whom 

 are admitted by the authorized guide, who, under well-defined and strictly 

 observed regulations, conducts them through such branches of the Cavern 

 as are of general and popular interest, but not to those in which the work is 

 in actual progress or has not been begun. 



In addition to the foregoing, the following visitors Ixave been accompanied 

 by one of the Superintendents: — The Revs. T. G. Bonncy, A. N. Mackray, 

 aiid It. R. Wolfe, Professor Balfour, Captain Smith (India), Dr. A. M. Cash, 

 and Messrs. 8. Ashton, J. R. K. Aston, P. Atkins, T. Pall, A. Barclay, It. B. 

 Barclay, P. Blood, R. A. Charlton, W. Cook, (J. Critchctt, T. Diane, 8. 

 Elliott', J. D. Enys (Now Zealand), W. Findlater, D. A. Fox, A. Frederick, 

 C. Goodrick, J. B. Grimshaw, C. H. B. Hambly, P. Hcpworth, A. 11. Hunt, 



* See Eeport Brit. Assoc. 1876, pp. 1-8. 



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