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In the future the term Algonkian, now so widely in use in their litera- 

 ture, they will explain that in the Lake Superior region it is equiv- 

 alence to Huronian. 



In conclusion, it should be made clear that the writer has no desire 

 to criticise captiously the conclusions arrived at by the committee, but 

 merely wishes that all points should be thoroughly considered before 

 we are finally committed to a nomenclature which presents some 

 marked differences from the one usual in Canada. Perhaps the Amer- 

 ican members of the committee have conceded to the Canadians as 

 much as could be expected when one considers what an important and 

 powerful organization they represent — the greatest, and in the main 

 the most ably manned, survey in the world. 



The committee are certainly to be congratulated on reaching con- 

 clusions with which all geologists working in the region can agree, so 

 far as the broad lines are concerned at least — a result which seemed 

 very distant only a few years ago. Their report should do much to 

 aid in the settlement of difficulties in pre-Cambrian geology in other 

 parts of the world, as well as in the region of the Great Lakes. 



