474 EEPOKT— 1893. 



important are already registered in the collection, and that future addi- 

 tions will consist chiefly of new photographs. The Committee will, of 

 course, gladlj'^ receive copies of older views showing features of geological 

 interest, whenever such can be obtained, as these are frequently valuable 

 for purposes of comparison with more recent pictures. 



The Committee are again pleased to report a higher scientific quality 

 of the views sent in, showing that the object of the Committee in securing 

 illustrations of natural features of geological importance is becoming 

 better appreciated. 



The number of photographs received and registered from the date of 

 the last report (June 1892) to the end of July 1893 is 140, bringing 

 the total contents of the collection to 840. The new additions illustrate 

 localities in the following geographical areas : — 



England and Wales : 



Cheshire 14 



Devonshire ....... 18 



Dorsetshire 26 



Hampshire ....... 3 



Hertfordshire 3 



Kent 12 



Lancashire ....... 7 



Middlesex 3 



Montgomeryshire ...... 1 



Nottingham ... ... 2 



Staffordshire 2 



Surrey ........ 3 



Yorksliire 11 



— 105 



Channel Islands 3 



Isle op Man 1 



Scotland : 



Edinburgh 10 



Fife 6 



Haddington 1 



Moray 8 



Perth 6 



— 31 



Total .."....■.. 140 



General Summary. 



England 523 



North and South Wales 73 



Channel Islands 3 



Isle of Man 23 



Scotland 83 



Ireland 123 



Microscopic Sections 12 



Total 840 



No contributions have been received from Ireland since the last report. 

 A further series of views is, however, being prej^ared for the Committee 

 by Miss M. K. Andrews, of Belfast, and by Mr. Wm. Gray, Belfast. 



The completion of photographic records of the various counties will 

 be a woi'k of time. Local societies are now giving greater attention to 

 the subject, and when these eS'orts are systematically conducted the 

 result will doubtless be satisfactory. The Committee are indebted to the 

 delegates of the corresponding societies for their aid in bringing the 



