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service which is partly official and partly scientific, I have had the 

 peculiar opportunity of discovering the fine personal qualities of 

 Mr. Middlemiss from two distinct points of view ; for I have had 

 the pleasurable privilege of working directly under him in the field, 

 and have had the honour also of being his official chief. Having 

 thus seen him from all sides, I can confidently assert that 

 Mr. Middlemiss' s record of good work has no seamy side. This 

 Award will be keenly appreciated! by all past and present members 

 of the Indian Geological Survey ; a referendum made to that critical 

 community would have found Mr. Middlemiss returned unopposed. 



The choice of the Lyell Medal is especially appropriate, as the 

 chance possession in his youth of a copy of the ' Student's Elements ' 

 was, as we in India know, the work which turned Mr. Middlemiss 

 to the study of Geology. 



In writing from India to express his appreciation of the Award 

 now made by the Council, Mr. Middlemiss states with obvious 

 sincerity that 



' Much of the pleasure that I have derived from my geological work in this 

 country has been enhanced by the friendly and helpful relations that have 

 always existed between myself and my colleagues, who, I know, rejoice with 

 me in the Award.' 



AWAED FROM THE WOLLASTON DONATION FUND. 



The President then presented the Balance of the Proceeds of 

 the Wollaston Donation Fund to Mr. Eicharh Btjllen Newton, 

 F.G-.S., addressing him in the following words :- — 



Mr. Newton, — 

 After some years in the Palseontological Department of the 

 Geological Survey, you were transferred, in 1880, to the Geolo- 

 gical Department of the British Museum (Natural History). 

 During this long service in two public departments, not only 

 has your work been distinguished by care and thoroughness, but 

 you have utilized your opportunities for making yourself well 

 acquainted with the Gasteropoda and Larnellibranchiata, more 

 especially of the younger geological formations. The contri- 

 butions which you have thus been able to make to the palaeontology 

 of parts of Africa and Asia, in addition to your work in the British 

 Isles, have enriched the pages of our Journal for many years. On 

 behalf of the Council, I beg to hand to you the Balance of the 

 Proceeds of the Wollaston Fund. 



