186 Hejjorts and Proceedings — Geological Society of London. 



"Wollaston Donation Fund to Mr. Arthur John Charles Molyneux, 

 F.G.S., addressing him as follows : — 



Mr. Molyneux, — Thanks to the enterprise of scientific explorers, the Continent of 

 the Sphinx is slowly yielding up its mysteries. 



One of these explorers we are glad to welcome in your person on this occasion. 

 We owe to your exertions important contributions to our knowledge of the geology 

 of Southern Rhodesia and Bechuanaland ; all of these are distinguished by careful- 

 ness of description and caution in inference. 



You were the first to give a scientific account of the Victoria Falls, and to explain 

 their origin. When the British Association visited the Falls in 1905, your work 

 was very searchingly criticized ; along with my fellow -geologists I had the satis- 

 faction of recognizing its faithfulness to fact as well as its theoretical adequacy. 



We are all glad to find that the climate of Africa has treated you leniently, and 

 we hope that when you return you will be able to throw further light on that still 

 mysterious continent. 



In presenting the Balance of the Proceeds of the Murchison 

 Geological Fund to Mr. James Yincent Elsden, B.Sc, the President 

 addressed him in the following words : — 



Mr. Elsden, — The balance of the Murchison Geological Fund has been awarded 

 you by the Council on account of your work among the Igneous Eocks of Wales, 

 and to encourage you in fui-ther research. 



Since your earliest work in 1883 you have continued to make welcome additions 

 to our knowledge, particularly in the application of geology to the arts, and you 

 have enriched the literature of British petrography by excellent papers on the igneous 

 rocks of the Lleyn district, Llyn Padarn, and Pembrokeshire. These contributions 

 are distinguished by their philosophic treatment of accurately described data, in the 

 light of the most'recent advances in chemistry and physics. 



We wish you health and opportunity to continue your important work of research. 



The President then presented one moiety of the Balance of the 

 Proceeds of the Lyell Geological Fund to Mr. Herbert Brantwood 

 Muff, B.A., addressing him as follows : — 



Mr. Muff, — A moiety of the Balance of the Proceeds of the Lyell Geological Fund 

 has been awarded to you in recognition of your researches among the Pleistocene 

 deposits and the ancient rocks of Scotland and Ireland. 



As a result of your researches on Glacial deposits in this country, you have indi- 

 cated a lower limit for the ancient snow-Mne, at least in the vicinity of Bradford, 

 where it did not descend beyond 1,500 feet above the present sea-level ; and in com- 

 pany with Mr. W. B. Wright you have established a pre-Glacial limit to the sea 

 along the southern coast of Ireland, which corresponds in a remarkable manner with 

 that now existing. 



You have also carried your hammer into the tropics, and published a valuable 

 report on the Geology of British East Africa. 



Eecently, in conjunction with Mr. Carruthers, you have investigated the West of 

 Ireland, where you hare discovered a thick series" of Arenig rocks, and shown that 

 the crystalline schists of Connemara were metamorphosed before the Arenig Epoch, 

 and probably before the Cambrian Era. 



You are now engaged in studying the perplexing problems of the Western High- 

 lands of Scotland. May your labours be crowned with equal success ! 



In handing the other moiety of the Balance of the Proceeds of the 

 Lyell Geological Fund, awarded to Mr. Robert George Carruthers, to 

 Professor E. J. Garwood, Sec. G.S., for transmission to the recipient, 

 the President addressed him in the following words : — 



Professor Garwood,— The Council have assigned a moiety of the Balance of the 

 Lyell Geological Fund to Mr. Pi. G. Carruthers in recognition of his work on the 

 Carboniferous Corals, and to stimulate him to further research. 



The task of subdividing the Carboniferous Limestone into definite zones has 

 engaged the energies of a brilliant band of investigators, and no one has contributed 



