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Second Report of the Committee, consisting of Professor James 

 Geikie (Chairman), Dr. Tempest Axdeksox, Dr. Valentine 

 Ball, Mr. James E. Bedford, Professor T. G. Bonney, Professor 

 W. Boyd Dawkins, Mr. James W. Davis, Mr. William Gray, 

 Mr. Egbert Kidston, Mr. Arthur S. Keid, Mr. E. H. Tiddeman, 

 Mr, W. W. Watts, Mr, Horace B. Woodward, and Mr. Osmund 

 W. Jeffs {Secretary), to arrange for the collection, preservation, 

 and systematic registration of Photographs of Geological In- 

 terest in the United Kingdom. {Drawn up by the Secretary.) 



Your Comraittee beg to report that during the past year the work of 

 collecting photographs illustrating the geological features of our country 

 has been continued, with the result that 313 additional photographs have 

 been received and registered, making a total up to the month of August of 

 588. A detailed list of these additional photographs is appended herewith. 

 At the Leeds meeting of the Association upwards of 200 photographs were 

 arranged for exhibition in the room appointed for the use of Section C, 

 many of which illustrated sections of strata and other geological features 

 of considerable scientific interest. This collection attracted much atten- 

 tion, and it is proposed to continue the exhibition at Card ifi" if convenient 

 arrangements can be made. By this means the Committee hope to 

 secure the aid of many photographers, who can thus form a better idea 

 of the kind of subjects which it is desirable to include in the collection of 

 geological views. 



Special efforts have been made to induce the local societies in each, 

 county to organise systematic surveys for the furtherance of the work. 

 This method has been pursued with great success in Yorkshire, the mem- 

 bers of the Geological Photographic Committee of the Yorkshire Natural- 

 ists' Union having again contributed a large and valuable series of prints. 

 Many of these subjects refer to sections which cannot be reproduced, as, 

 for instance, fossil trees laid bare in quarrying and excavations for the 

 foundations of buildings now covered over. 



The Hertfordshire Natural History Society and the East Kent Natural 

 History Society have also organised schemes for the photography of local 

 geological features, and some views have been sent in from these sources, 

 which, it is hoped, will be supplemented by a further series next year. 



In the case of some local societies difficulties have arisen, which hav& 

 delayed the completion of similar arrangements proposed to have been 

 made. It is not always possible to obtain the services of a photographer 

 when desired, and it has been found difficult to arouse the interest of many 

 of the local photographic societies in geological work. Considering the 

 number of amateur photographers now to be met with in every centre of 

 scientific energy, it is hoped that a large number of photographers will be 

 induced in the future to co-operate with the local scientific societies in 

 the scheme instituted by the Committee. The numerous field-meetings 

 and scientific excursions, now so popular a part of the work of such societies, 

 would appear to afford convenient opportunities for aiding our scheme, 

 if arrangements could be made for a photographer to accompany the 

 party whenever the district to be visited offered suitable subiects for the 

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