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" Manual of the Geology of India," since out of print. Besides his 

 part in the Manual, Mr. Medlicott wrote five of the memoirs of the 

 Geological Survey of India, which are works on special formations 

 or districts : but his peculiar genius for conducting the Survey and 

 for treating the multifarious questions which came before him is 

 more specially displayed in the "Records," to which he contributed 

 no fewer than 44 papers in all.* His long and valuable services 

 were thus acknowledged by the Government, on the receipt of his 

 last annual report : — 



" As this is the last occasion on which the annual report will be submitted by you, 

 the Government of India desires to take the opportunity of placing on record its 

 appreciation of your long and valuable services, and to recugnise the zealous manner 

 in which you have discharged the duties of superintendence and direction, and the 

 devotedness with which you have supported the cause of Geological Science in India. 

 I am to add that the marked advance which has been made in the investigation of the 



* The complete list of his non-official writings, as far as ascertainable, is as 

 follows : — 



' : On the Geology of Portraine, county of Dublin." — Jour. Dub. Geol. Soc, V. 265, 

 1S50-53. 



" On the Sub-Himalayan rocks between the Ganges and the Jumna." — J. A. S. B., 

 XXX., 22. 



"Note relating to Siwalik Fauna."— J. A. S. B., XXXIV., pt. 2, G3. 



" On the action of the Ganges."— P. A. S. B., 1868, 232. 



" On a celt from the ossiferous ' Pliocene ' deposits of the Narbada valley." — 

 P. A. S. B., 1873, 13S. 



"Eecord of the Khairpur Meteorite of 23rd Sept. 1873."— J. A. S. B., XLIJI., 

 pt. 2, 33. 



"Exhibition of a Meteorite from Eaipur."— P, A. S. B., 1876, 115. 



" Exhibition of Meteorites recently fallen in India, with remarks upon them.'' — 

 P. A. S. B., 1876, 221. 



"Kemarks on Himalayan Glaciation." P. A. S. B., 1877, 3. 



" .Note on Mr. J. F. Campbell's remarks on Himalayan Glaciation." — J. A. S. B., 

 XLYI., pt, 2, 11. 



"Exhibition of the new Geological Map of India."— P. A. S. B., 1878, 124. 



" Exhibition of some Geological specimens from Afghanistan." — P. A. S. B., 

 1880, 3. 



"Exhibition of a specimen of rock-salt from the Chakmani Territory." — P. A. S. B., 

 1880, 123. 



"Note on Chloromelanite."— P. A. S. B., 18P3, 80. 



"Note on the Reh efflorescence of North- Western India, and on the waters of some 

 of the rivers and canals." 



" Lithological Nomenclature." — Geol. Mag. IV., 83, 1867. 



" The Alps and the Himalayas: a Geological comparison." — Quar. J. Geol. Soc, 

 XXIIL, 323, 1867 ; XXIV., 34, 1868 ; Phil. Mag., XXXIV., 396, 1867. 



'• On faults in Strata."— Geol. Mag. VI., 341. 1869, VII., 473, 1870. 



