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After having engaged in an investigation of the Glacial pheno- 

 mena of his native district, South Wales, the results of which were 

 published in our Journal and reprinted by the Cardiff Naturalists' 

 Society, Prof. David was appointed to the Geological Survey of 

 New South Wales, and during his 9 years' service thereon many 

 reports and maps, as well as independent papers on various branches 

 of our science, show his devotion to his work. 



In 1S91, having been made Professor of Geology in the University 

 of Sydney, he threw himself with energy into the work of teaching. 



Among the series of scientific communications from his pen, two 

 must be specially remembered by many of us, namely, his paper on 

 Evidences of Glacial Action in Australia in Permo-Carboniferous 

 Time, ably delivered by himself in this room in 1896, and generally 

 thought to be the most convincing on the subject, and lately the 

 equally important paper (written jointly with Mr. E. F. Pittman) 

 on the Eadiolarian Cherts of New South Wales, read, in the 

 authors' absence, by Dr. G. J. Hinde. 



Besides so much good work in his o^n Colony, Prof. David has 

 greatly assisted in the investigation of the Coral-atoll of Funafuti, 

 and it is to his energy and perseverance that the success of this 

 undertaking is largely due. 



The Council of the Geological Society do not forget our Colonial 

 brethren, but delight to honour those who, like Prof. David, do good 

 work in our far-off lands. 



Prof. Jtjdd, in reply, said : — 



Mr. Peesident, — 



On behalf of my friend. Prof. Edgeworth David, I thank you 

 for the kindly terms in which you have spoken of his work. Part 

 of that work is known to all Fellows of this Society, by the papers 

 which Prof. David has contributed to our Journal. But another, 

 and. very large part, is the record of geological studies carried on 

 during the last 20 years in his adopted country — the great Colony 

 of New South Wales. There is, however, one labour of his, which 

 I believe will prove to be of especial importance in advancing 

 Geological Science. I refer to what he has done in connexion with 

 the boring of a Coral-atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Three expeditions 

 in successive years have resulted in the carrying down of the boring 

 at Funafuti to the depth of 1114 feet. The leader of the first 

 expedition — Prof. SoUas — assures me that he owed much to the aid 



