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and zinc industries to a very considerable extent. Even so, I feel 

 sure that our mineral and metal products will be greatly increased 

 in the future, and we believe that our resources in that direction 

 have been hardly scratched. To exemplify this, I would remind 

 you that the wonderful argentiferous deposits at Cobalt, in Ontario, 

 were onlv discovered by chance, although lumbering had been 

 carried on over that district for a great many years. The Ontario 

 Government built a line of railway from the Canadian Pacific 

 into the North country, and in so doing crossed this great silver 

 deposit, which is still producing heavily. 



As representing Canada, I am proud to receive this Medal on 

 account of our Dominion, as well as on account of Mr. Tyrrell per- 

 sonally. It seems peculiarly appropriate at this time that this 

 honour should be given by this old and important Society to a 

 Canadian, and we appreciate the same greatly. 



I accept the Medal on behalf of Mr. Tyrrell with grateful 

 thanks, and it will give me much pleasure to forward it to him 

 and communicate the very kind words with which you, Mr.. 

 President, have accompanied it. 



Award or the Peestwich Medal. 



The PeeSIDENT then handed the Prestwich Medal, awarded to 

 Prof. William Boyd Dawktxs, F.B.S., to Dr. A. Smith Wood- 

 ward, for transmission to the recipient, addressing him as follows: — 



Dr. Smith Woodward, — 



The Prestwich Medal has this year been awarded to Prof. W. 

 Boyd Dawk ins, and there will appear. I think, a peculiar fitness 

 in the choice which links together these two names. Much of the 

 geological work which here receives recognition is such as would 

 especially appeal to the blunder of this Medal, and did in his life- 

 time engage his lively interest. 



During fifty-six years Prof. Dawkins has contributed nearly 

 thirty papers to the Quarterly .Journal of this Society, in addition 

 to numerous works published elsewhere. His researches in British 

 cave-deposits and in Mammalian Palaeontology have long been 

 well known and highly valued. He has shown that mammalian 



