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F.R.S.) to Prof. J. W. Judd, F.E.S., V.P.G.S., for transmission to 

 the recipient, the President addressed him as follows : — Professor 

 Judd, — 



The Lyell Medal, with the sum of Forty-Six Pounds, has been awarded to Prof. 

 Jdhn Milne, F.R.S. , of the Imperial College of Engineering, Tokio, Japan, in 

 testimony of appreciation of his investigations in Seismology. It must ever be 

 regarded as a fortunate event, in the interests of science, when Prof. Milne went to 

 reside in Japan. Undoubtedly his opportunities in that oscillating region have been 

 great, but he has been fully equal to the occasion, and may with justice be regarded 

 as the founder of seismic science in that country. His efforts in this direction are in 

 part recorded in the annual volumes of the Seismological Society of Japan, to which 

 he has always been one of the most important contributors. Stimulated no doubt 

 by this good example, the Government of Japan has taken up the study of earth- 

 quakes by establishing some 700 stations for observations, so that, to use Prof. 

 Milne's own words, " phenomena, which were formerly matters of hypothesis, are 

 now no longer unexplained." 



It is indeed the eminently practical turn given by Prof. Milne to the study of 

 earthquakes which commends his work so effectually to geologists ; and ever since 

 his seismic experiments, in conjunction with Mr. Gray, and the reports published 

 by the British Association on the investigation of the Earthquake Phenomena of 

 Japan, Prof. Milne has been recognized as one of the leading authorities in this 

 branch of science. Bearing in view, also, the delicate and costly nature of seismo- 

 logical apparatus, the Council feel justified in awarding a considerable sum of money, 

 out of the Fund, to accompany this Medal. 



Prof. Judd, in reply, said : — Mr. President, — 



Although I rise at short notice, it is with extreme satisfaction that I receive at 

 your hands this Award to Prof. Milne. It was my good fortune to be acquainted 

 with the recipient of this Medal and Fund before he left this country for Japan; 

 and during his long residence in that distant land I have had the privilege of 

 frequent correspondence with him. The cheerful courage with which he has faced 

 unpromising surroundings, the resourceful tact with which he has met every 

 difficulty, and the unconquerable energy with which he has surmounted the greatest 

 obstacles, are known to all of us. You, Sir, have referred to the admirable work 

 done by the Seismological Society of Japan, and it is not too much to say that 

 during a long period Professor Milne might have justly asserted " I am the Seismo- 

 logical Society." The foundation of that Society and the Seismological Magazine 

 are due to the wise foresight and the unflagging energy of Prof. Milne himself, and 

 to the efforts of the pupils whom he has instructed, and whose enthusiasm he has 

 fired. I feel assured that the Fund which you have asked me to place in his hands 

 will be administered in the best interests of Geological Science. It was my good 

 fortune to know, very intimately, the founder of this Medal and Fund, and I am 

 persuaded that the Council of this Society never more truly fulfilled his wishes and 

 never more fully conformed to the terms of his bequest — both in their letter and 

 spirit — ^than when they decided to make this Award to Prof. John Milne. 



The President then presented the Balance of the Proceeds of the 

 Lyell Geological Fund to Mr. William Hill. F.G.S., and addressed 

 him in the following words : — Mr. William Hill,— 



The Balance of the Proceeds of the Lyell Geological Fund has been awarded to 

 you in testimony of the value of your work amongst the Cretaceous rocks of this 

 country during the last eight years. In collaboration with Mr. Jukes-Browne, you 

 have made communications to this Society on the Upper Cretaceous strata of East 

 Anglia, which are recognized as being of the highest importance. Similar investiga- 

 tions, moreover, were prosecuted by yourself alone with equal success in Lincoln- 

 shire and Yorkshire. Your intimate acquaintance with the lithological characters of 

 the various members of the series has materially aided your stratigraphical and 

 palaeontological knowledge in arriving at correct results. It is hoped that this 

 acknowledgment of your services to geological science may encourage you to 

 continue your researches. 



