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far-sighted and public-spirited policy should here be put into action. 

 It seems possible that the great resources of underground water 

 in Flintshire might even be profitably utilized for the generation of 

 electric power to supply the" rapidly growing industrial districts 

 along the estuary of the Dee, and so assist to conserve the coal 

 resources of that part of the country. 



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At a special meeting of the Council of the Mineralogical Society 

 on January 20 it was resolved to commence immediately the 

 publication of a series of Mineralogical Abstracts. These will be 

 issued as a separately paged appendix with future numbers of the 

 Mineralogical Magazine, which it is hoped will be pubhshed at 

 more frequent intervals. It is also j)roposed to place the Abstracts on 

 sale separately. The name of the author, full title, as in the original, 

 and an intelligible reference will be quoted, thus serving at the 

 same time as a bibliography or catalogue of scientific papers and 

 books, which will be fully indexed. The Abstracts themselves will be 

 brief (200-250 words), though giving as much detail of original 

 matter as possible, but in the case of longer papers and books no 

 more than the nature of the contents can be indicated. It is hoped 

 to include not only all pajDers and books dealing with purely scientific 

 mineralogy and crystallography, but also to call attention to matters 

 of mineralogical interest in original papers bearing more on petrology, 

 ore-deposits, and economics. The Mineralogical Society being only 

 a small society, the work of abstracting must be carried on 

 by voluntary helpers. It is proposed to allot groups to workers 

 interested in different branches, and to collect their abstracts in 

 batches under suitable headings, e.g. New Minerals, Crystal-structure 

 and X-rays, Optical Methods in Crystallography, Rock-forming 

 Minerals, Meteorites, Ore-deposits, etc. Anybody willing to co- 

 operate in this work, or desirous of joining the Society, will be 

 welcomed. Authors can assist in the search for material suitable 

 for abstraction by sending reprints of their papers to the editor, 

 L. J. Spencer, Natural History Museum, S.W. 7. 



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The Council of the Geological Society of London has made the 

 following recommendations for the election of officers for the ensuing 

 year : President, Mr. R. D. Oldham ; Vice-Presidents, Professor 

 E. J. Garwood, Mr. G. W. Lamplugh, Col. H. G. Lyons, and Professor 

 J. E. Marr. No changes are proposed in the offices of Secretary 

 and Treasurer, The following members of the Council retire : 

 Sir J. Cadman, Dr. C. W. Andrews, Dr. G. Hickling, Sir J. J. H. 

 Teall, and Mr. S. H. Warren. The following are recommended for 

 election as ordinary members of the Council : Professor W. S. 

 Boulton, Professor 0. T. Jones, Mr. R. G. Carruthers, Capt. W. B. R. 

 King, and Lieut. -Col. W. Campbell Smith. 



