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'has deserved well of the science.' That Dr. Hume has indeed 

 ' deserved well ' is known to all geologists by his published work ; 

 but the full measure of his deserts is revealed only to those who, 

 like you, have become closely acquainted with the influence of his 

 self-sacrificing labours in Egypt. 



In continuation of his early work, Dr. Hume, before leaving for 

 the East, contributed to our Journal a careful study of the 

 Cretaceous rocks of the North of Ireland, in which his high quality 

 as an observer, both in field and in laboratory, is manifest. The 

 energy and ability which he has shown under trying conditions in 

 his later sphere of work are disclosed in the publications of the 

 Geological Survey of Egypt, in his contributions to the Inter- 

 national Geological Congress, and in his masterly summary of the 

 geological history of Egypt during the Cretaceous and Eocene 

 Periods, communicated to us ten years ago. 



As Director of the Egyptian Survey Dr. Hume has rendered 

 great service to the country in the practical application of geological 

 knowledge, for beneficial purposes both civil and military. We 

 are aware of the onerous and exacting nature of his duties; but, 

 in handing this Medal to you for him, I desire that you will 

 acquaint him with our hope that he may be able to send us further 

 contributions from the store of knowledge that he has acquired 

 during his sojourn in the East. 



Sir Jetheo Teall replied in the following words : — ■ 



Mr. Pbesidext, — 



I have much pleasure in receiving this Medal on behalf of my 

 friend Dr. Hume, whose kind assistance so greatly added to the 

 interest of my visits to Egypt, and enabled me to appreciate 

 the importance of the work which he and his able colleagues are 

 doing. The news that it had been awarded to him appears to have 

 reached him at Zeitia, on the coast of the Red Sea, and in a letter 

 from that locality, dated February 2nd, he writes : — 



' It is particularly gratifying, when working in outer places, far from the 

 haunts of men, to learn that the Council of the Geological Society has deemed 

 my contributions to our science of sufficient value to deserve the award of the 

 Lyell Medal. The problems connected with the ancient land which I have 

 more especially been called to study grow in complexity and interest every 

 year, and there are still vast areas of which our knowledge is imperfect and 

 scanty. Especially on the borders of the Red Sea tectonic and economic 

 problems present themselves which require careful mapping and detailed 

 investigation for their solution. Encouraged by your approval, it will be my 

 desire to obtain more light on these and kindred questions, and finally to 



