xlviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. [May 1909,. 



AwAED OF THE MtfRCHISON GEOLOGICAL FUND. 



In presenting the Balance of the Proceeds of the Murchison 

 Geological Fund to Mr. James Vincent Elsden, B.Sc, the President 

 addressed him in the following words : — 



Mr. Elsden, — 



The Balance of the Murchison Geological Fund has been awarded 

 you by the Council, on account of your work among the Igneous 

 Bocks of "Wales, and to encourage you in further research. 



Since your earliest work in 1883, you have continued to make 

 welcome additions to our knowledge, particularly in the application 

 of geology to the arts, and you have enriched the literature of 

 British petrography by excellent papers on the igneous rocks 

 of the Lleyn district, Llyn Padarn, and Pembrokeshire. These 

 contributions are distinguished by their philosophic treatment of 

 accurately described data, in the light of the most recent advances 

 in chemistry and physics. 



We wish you health and opportunity to continue your important 

 work of research. 



Awards erom the Ltell Geological Fund. 



The President then presented one moiety of the Balance of the 

 Proceeds of the Lyell Geological Fund to Mr. Herbert Brantwood 

 Muff, B.A., addressing him as follows : — 



Mr. Muff, — 



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

 Fund has been awarded to you, in recognition of your researches 

 among the Pleistocene deposits and the ancient rocks of Scotland 

 and Ireland. 



As a result of your researches on Glacial deposits in this country v 

 you have indicated a lower limit for the ancient snow-line, at least 

 in the vicinity of Bradford, where it did not descend beyond 

 1500 feet above the present sea-level; and in company with 

 Mr. W. B. Wright you have established a pre-Glacial limit to the 

 sea along the southern coast of Ireland, which corresponds in a 

 remarkable manner with that now existing. 



You have also carried your hammer into the tropics, and published 

 a valuable report on the Geology of British East Africa. 



