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The recommendations as to subdivisions, signs, etc., are nearly 

 the same as those of the English Committee, which indeed were 

 mainly founded upon those drawn up by Prof. Eenevier ; so that on 

 these questions at least there is complete unanimity. 



The proposal of the Congress to prepare and publish a Geological 

 Map of Europe has met with universal approval, and especial 

 prominence was given to this subject. A Commission was appointed, 

 consisting of the President, Vice-Presidents (representing all 

 countries), and a few other members, to report upon the best means 

 of carrying out this work. Of this Commission Prof. Dewalque 

 vp-as Secretary, and he has just published the reports of its meetings, 

 which were submitted to and adopted by the Congress. Stated 

 briefly, the main results are as follows : — The work will be carried 

 out by a Committee of eight members : — for Austro-Hungary, Dr. 

 E. Mojsisovics; France, Prof. Daubree ; Germany, Dr. E. Beyrich 

 (Director), and W. Hauchecorne (Assistant-Director) ; Great 

 Britain, W. Topley ; Italy, F. Giordano ; Eussia, Prof. De Moeller ; 

 Switzerland, Prof. Eenevier (Secretary). Countries not directly 

 represented on the Committee will be arranged for at a later date ; 

 but Austria v^^ill at once take charge of Turkey. Parts of Asia and 

 Africa come within the Map ; of these France will supply the 

 material for Algeria ; Great Britain that for Palestine, for which 

 purpose it is hoped that the information collected by the Palestine 

 Exploration Fund may be available. 



The scale of the Map is fixed at 1 : 1,500,000, or about 25 miles 

 to one inch. It will be published at Berlin ; where the topo- 

 graphical map, which is to serve for its basis, is already in hand. 

 The Map will be issued in sheets, which can be joined together as 

 required. It is estimated that the cost will be about £2,500. To 

 meet this expense application for assistance will be made to the 

 various Governments of Europe. As the Map approaches com- 

 pletion, numerous questions will arise, concerning classification and 

 similar subjects, which really belong to the Committee on geological 

 nomenclature. A second Committee was therefore appointed, to 

 co-uperate with the Map Committee on these questions when 

 necessary. This was formed for the most part from Vice-Presidents 

 representing various countries. Prof. Hughes is the Member for 

 England. 



Much of the work connected with the Map will be done by 

 correspondence ; but meetings of the Committees will be held in 

 September, 1882, at Foix, in the South of France, and in 1883 

 in Switzerland. The Map will be far advanced, if not completed, 

 in time for the next meeting of the Congress, which is fixed for 

 1884, at Berlin, under the Presidency of Dr. E. Beyrich. The 

 fourth meeting of the Congress will probably be held in England. 



The foregoing is only a brief statement of results, and takes no 

 note of many things which made the Congress so great a success 

 and so pleasant a gathering. For these we have to thank those who 

 have been working to this end for many months past; chief amongst 

 them we must note Prof. Capellini, Professor of Geology at the 



