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II. The Scotch Collection was arranged last year by a Com- 

 mittee, in the order of superposition, and remains in the same state 

 in which they left it. The collection comprises a very fine series of 

 all the formations of that country hitherto described. 



III. The Irish Collection has never been placed in stratigra- 

 phical order, but is distributed by counties. As a general collection 

 it is defective, although some counties are well illustrated. 



IV. The Foreign Collection, which is valuable, and has been 

 considerably increased of late years, has been put into a preliminary 

 geographical order. 



V. Simple Minerals. The Curator has bestowed much labour 

 in completing the classification of this division of the Museum, ac- 

 cording to the system given in the last edition of Phillips's Minera- 

 logy. 



VI. Recent Shells. The valuable cabinet bequeathed by Capt. 

 Apsley, together with many other recent shells, formerly possessed 

 by the Society, having been partly arranged by Mr. Broderip, has 

 been since classed and named by the Curator, according to the sy- 

 stem of Lamarck, and can therefore now be consulted with advantage. 



VII. Library. A new arrangement of the books has. been made, 

 and a rough catalogue compiled, of which a perfect copy is in pro- 

 gress. There is a very great deficiency in many works of reference, 

 which it would be important for the Curator and all students in the 

 Museum to consult j and among these the Committee wish particu- 

 larly to point out 



Adolphe Brongniart. Vegetaux Fossiles. 



Lamouroux. Exposition Mdthodique. 



Goldfuss. Petrefacta. 

 In conclusion, the Committee beg leave to express their entire sa- 

 tisfaction with the great progress which the Curator has already 

 made, and the talent which he has displayed in the arrangement of 

 the various collections of the Society; and they feel convinced that 

 nothing short of an entire devotion of his time and abilities to the 

 objects of the Society, could have enabled him to accomplish so much 

 in so short a period. 



The Wollaston Fund has been increased by the sum of £84 Is. 1 d. 

 stock, being the remaining part of a subscription entered into some 

 years ago to defray the expenses attending certain geological inqui- 

 ries in Great Britain and Ireland. 



The Council have not thought it expedient to make, as yet, any 

 distribution of the dividends arising from this fund, but have appro- 

 priated the first year's income to the acquisition of a die for a medal, 

 which is to bear on it the head of Dr. Wollaston ; and they hope that 

 the Society will approve of this endeavour to perpetuate, in the minds 

 of Geologists the memory of their illustrious benefactor. The first 

 annual distribution, therefore, of the Wollaston Medal, as well as of 

 a certain sum of money, will be awarded at the next Anniversary 

 according to the provision of the bequest. 



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