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butions to the science of Palaeontology, more especially to our 

 knowledge of the fossil Arthropoda. 



The Murchison Medal, together with a Sum of Ten Guineas 

 from the Murchison Geological Fund, is awarded to Mr. Charles 

 Thomas Clough, M.A., in recognition of his invaluable contributions 

 to Geological Science, by means of the Maps and Memoirs executed 

 by him for H.M. Geological Survey. 



The Lyell Medal, together with a Sum of Twenty-Five Pounds 

 from the Lyell Geological Fund, is awarded to Prof. Frank 

 Dawson Adams, Ph.D., ' as a mark of honorary distinction, and as an 

 expression on the part of the Council that he has deserved well of 

 the science/ particularly by his contributions to our knowledge of the 

 geology of Canada. 



The Prestwich Medal is awarded to Mr. William Whitaker, F.R.S., 

 as an acknowledgment of the work that he has done for the advance- 

 ment of the science of Geology, particularly by his researches among 

 the Tertiary strata of the London and Hampshire Basins. 



The Balance of the Proceeds of the Wollaston Donation-Fund is 

 awarded to Dr. Finlay Lorimer Kitchin, M.A., as an acknowledgment 

 of the value of his investigations concerning the fossil Brachiopoda, 

 and other In vertebrata, especially in India, and in order to encourage 

 him in further research. 



The Balance of the Proceeds of the Murchison Geological Fund 

 is awarded to Mr. Herbert Lapworth, B.Sc, as an acknowledgment 

 of the value of his investigations regarding the Llandovery rocks of 

 the Rhayader district, and as an incentive to further work. 



A moiety of the Balance of the Proceeds of the Lyell Geological 

 Fund is awarded to Mr. "William George Fearnsides, M.A., in 

 recognition of his valuable contributions to our knowledge of 

 the Lower Palaeozoic and the Cretaceous rocks, and in order to 

 encourage him in further investigations. 



The other moiety of the Balance of the Proceeds of the Lyell 

 Geological Fund is awarded to Mr. Richard H. Solly, M.A., as 

 an acknowledgment of the valuable work done by him on the 

 minerals of the Binnenthal and other districts, and as an encourage- 

 ment to further research. 



A sum of Twenty- Five Pounds from the Barlow- Jameson Fund 

 is awarded to Mr. Henry C. Beasley, in recognition of , his important 

 work on the Triassic rocks, and in order to encourage him in 

 further research. 



Report of the Library-and-Museum Committee for 1905. 



The Additions made to the Library during the Year under review 

 have fully maintained, both in number and in importance, the 

 standard of previous years. 



During the past twelve months the Library has received by 

 Donation 200 Volumes of separately-published Works, 31 8 Pamphlets 



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