viii PROCEEDixGS or THE aEOLOGicAL sociEir. [Feb. 19 1 2. 



Keport, was finally considered at a Special General Meeting of the 

 Fellows, held on June 14th, 1911. The result of that Meeting, as 

 also the full text of the resolutions submitted thereat by the 

 Council, appears on p. cii of the Proceedings for 1911 (vol. Ixvii 

 of the Quarterly Journal). The space formerly occupied by the 

 collections of rocks and fossils has been fitted up as an extension of 

 the Library. This work was carried out maiuly during the summer 

 recess, after the authorities of the IS'alural History Museum and of 

 the Museum of Practical Geology had removed the specimens 

 respectively allotted to those Institutions. The ultimate total 

 cost of the alterations is expected to amount approximately to 

 £230. 



The Office of ^^orks has removed from the cabinets the specimen- 

 drawers which belonged to the Government, while those in the 

 gallery belonging to the Society have been purchased by various 

 Fellows, in response to the notice sent out simultaneously with one 

 of the Abstracts of Proceedings. The demand was greater than 

 perhaps could have been foreseen, and in the allotment to the 

 various applicants every endeavour was used to make the distri- 

 bution as widespread as possible. The Council are of opinion that 

 the Society is greatly indebted to the Treasurer, for the continuous 

 personal supervision which he gave to all the arrangements con- 

 nected with this matter and with the fitting-up of the Library 

 extension. The Society's thanks are also due to Dr. G. J. Hinde, 

 Mr. H. W. Monckton, and Dr. J. J. H. Teall, who, although not 

 serving on the Council at the time, freely gave their services to the 

 Museum Committee. 



The Council appointed a Special Committee to consider the partial 

 re-arrangement of the books consequent on this extension, and 

 availed themselves of the services on that Committee of Dr. F. A . 

 Bather, Mr. F. W. Eudler, and Mr. C. Davies Sherborn. It is 

 hoped that the recommendations made by the Special Library 

 Committee will facilitate the use already largely made of the 

 Librarv by the Fellows. This re-arrangement will necessarily 

 involve a considerable amount of labour, and some little time must 

 elapse before it can be regarded as complete. 



The Council have to announce the completion of Vol. LXVII and 

 the commencement of Vol. LXVIII of the Society's Journal. 



The ninth Award from the Daniel-Pidgeon Trust Fund was made 

 on March 8th, 3 911, to Mr. Tressilian Charles Nicholas, B.A., 

 Trinity College, Cambridge, who proposed to investigate the relations 

 of the older rocks in the Lleyn Peninsula (Carnarvonshire). 



The following Awards of Medals and Funds have also been made 

 by the Council : — 



The AVollaston Medal is awarded to Dr. Lazarus Fletcher, in 

 recognition of his ' researches concerning the Mineral Structure 

 of the Earth,' especially in connexion with the study of crystalline 

 forms and crystal optics. 



The Murchison Medal, together with a sum of Ten Guineas from 

 the Murchison Geoloorical Fund, is awarded to Prof. Louis Dollo, in 



