Xii PKOCEEDINGS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY. [May I903, 



Browne's ' Student's Handbook of Stratigraphical Geology ' ; the 

 second part of the new edition of Prof. Kayser's 'Lehrbuch der 

 Geologie ' ; M. E. Coste's memoir on the Geology of the Loire 

 Coalfield : the Royal Society's twelfth or supplementary Volume of 

 the Catalogue of Scientific Papers (1880-83) ; the Geological Survey 

 Memoirs on the South Wales Coalfield (part 3), and on the districts 

 of Stoke-upon-Trent, Ringwood, Southampton, and Exeter ; also 

 the Memoir on the Water-Supply of Berkshire, and those on the 

 Geology of Eastern Fife and Lower Strathspey. Moreover, 

 numerous publications were received from the Geological Survey 

 departments of Canada, Cape Colony, Natal, Mysore, Queensland, 

 the United States, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Switzerland, 

 Spain, Egypt, and Japan. Herr H. Hauswaldt presented his fine 

 work on the 'Interference-Phenomena of Doubly-refracting Crystals 

 in Convergent Polarized Light.' Mr. W. E. Wilkinson, E.G.S., 

 gave to the Library 13 volumes of various scarce works. 



In addition to the Ordnance Survey maps mentioned in a pre- 

 ceding paragraph, 4 Sheets of maps were received from the 

 Geological Survey of Great Britain ; 24 Sheets from the Geological 

 Survey of Sweden ; 3 Sheets from that of Switzerland ; and one 

 each from those of Russia and Einland. Special interest attaches 

 to the Geological Map of British Guiana, in 4 Sheets ; to Dr. 

 Thoroddsens Geological Map of Iceland ; to the 7 new Sheets of 

 the International Geological Map of Europe ; and to the 16 topo- 

 graphical maps of the long-disputed Argentine-Chilian boundary, 

 accompanied as they were by three large volumes containing a 

 great number of plates illustrating the structure and scenery of the 

 higher Andes. 



The Imperial Commissioner for Agriculture in the West Indies, 

 Dr. D. Morris, C.M.G., presented eight photographs illustrative of 

 the disastrous eruptions in St. Vincent and Martinique ; and 

 Dr. Henry Woodward presented a framed portrait of himself, which 

 has been added to the Society's collection of Portraits of Eminent 

 Geologists. 



The Books, Maps, and Photographs enumerated above were the 

 gift of 176 Personal Donors; 122 Government Departments and 

 other Public Bodies ; and 165 Societies and Editors of Periodicals. 



The Purchases made on the recommendation of the standing 

 Library Committee, included 52 Volumes and 38 Parts of separately 

 published Works ; 22 Volumes and 11 Parts of Works published 

 serially ; and 13 (separate) Sheets of Maps. 



A set of the first series of lantern-slides issued by the Geological 

 Photographs Committee of the British Association was subscribed 

 for, and is now deposited in the Library. 



The total Expenditure in connexion with the Library during the 

 year 1902 was as follows : — 



£ s. d. 



Books, Periodicals, etc. purchased 91 15 3 



Binding of Books and Mounting of Maps .... 174 6 2 



Total £266 1 5 



