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2. Specimens of Rocks, collected by Captain P. P. King, R.N. 

 during his survey of part of the shores of South America. 



3. A collection of specimens made by Captain Belcher during his 

 survey of the coast of Africa in 1830 and 1831. 



The two collections last mentioned have been presented by their 

 donors, with the permission of the Lords of the Admiralty. 



The Committee cannot forbear particularly to mention a magnifi- 

 cent specimen of Mceandrina cerebriformis from Bermuda, presented 

 by John Taylor, Esq. the Treasurer of the Society. 



III. Libraky. 'Donations of Books and Pamphlets, to the amount 

 of 97, have been presented to the Society since the last Anni- 

 versary. 



A new Alphabetical Catalogue of the Library has been completed 

 and fairly transcribed. 



The simple Minerals having been brought down into the Library, 

 it is desirable that the Books on Mineralogy should be removed to 

 the same place. 



The Committee recommend that Deshayes's Coquilles Fossiles des 

 Environs de Paris should be completed : — 



And they suggest, as very desirable, that the Foreign Journals, and 

 Transactions of Societies connected with Geology, be extended and 

 completed : and that such measures as the Council may think 

 proper, be taken to complete the copy of the Ordnance Map of 

 England, of which part is already in possession of the Society. 



IV. The Committee cannot conclude this Report without calling 

 the attention of the Council to the fact, that the Curator, in order 

 that his arrangement of the Collections might not interfere with his 

 other duties, has hitherto devoted to the cabinets and to the business 

 of the Society, a very large portion of his leisure hours, and also of 

 his vacation. And they suggest, that it will be highly expedient to 

 guard against such encroachment in future, from a just regard both 

 to the interest of the Institution, and to the health and comfort of 

 Mr. Lonsdale y — of the great value of whose labours, in the discharge 

 of his various duties, the examination just made by your Com- 

 mittee has afforded new proofs. 



W. J. BRODERIP. 

 W. D. CONYBEARE. 

 W. H. FITTON. 



Geological Society, 

 Feb. 13, 1832. 



