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during the long period of his Curatorship of the Museum of Practical 

 Geology in Jermyn Street. 



The Bigsby Medal is awarded to Dr. Henry M. Ami, as an 

 acknowledgment of his eminent services to Geology, and especially 

 in the department of Palaeontology, in the Dominion of Canada. 



The first Prestwich Medal is awarded to Lord Avebury, as an 

 acknowledgment of the work which he has done for the advance- 

 ment of the Science of Geology, particularly in regard to the 

 evidence of the Antiquity of Man, and in his works on the Scenery 

 of Switzerland and of England. 



The Balance of the Proceeds of the Wollaston Donation Fund is 

 awarded to Mr. L. L. Belinfante, in recognition of his services to 

 Geology, and especially of his Index to the first Fifty Volumes of 

 the Quarterly Journal, and as an appreciation of his conscientious 

 services as Editor of the Jourual and Assistant Secretary. 



The Balance of the Proceeds of the Murchison Geological Eund 

 is awarded to Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, as an acknowledgment of her 

 services to Palaeontology, particularly in Scotland, and to encourage 

 her in further work. 



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

 Eund is awarded to Mr. George Edward Dibley, in recognition of 

 his valuable researches among the fossils of the Chalk of the South 

 of England, and to assist him in further work. 



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

 Geological Eund is awarded to Mr. Sydney S. Buckman, as an 

 acknowledgment of his contribution to our knowledge of the 

 Cephalopoda and Brachiopoda, and the Stratigraphy of the Oolites, 

 and to assist him in further research. 



Report or the Library and Museum Committee eor 1902. 



The Additions made to the Library during the past twelve months 

 fully maintain, both in number and interest, the standard of former 

 years. 



During 1902 the Library received by donation 169 Volumes of 

 separately published Works, 310 Pamphlets and detached Parts of 

 AVorks, 188 Volumes and 40 detached Parts of Serial Publications, 

 and 18 Volumes of Newspapers. 



The total number of accessions to the Library by Donation is thus 

 seen to amount to 375 Volumes, 310 Pamphlets, and 40 detached 

 Parts. 



The number of Maps, which have been presented by various 

 Donors, is again very considerable. No less than 182 Sheets of 

 Maps were received, 67 of which came from the Ordnance Survey 

 Department. 



Although the task of selection from among the numerous Dona- 

 tions mentioned in the foregoing paragraphs is necessarily difficult, 

 your Committee may perhaps be allowed to direct special attention 

 to the following : — Mr. P. McConnell's ' Elements of Agricultural 

 Geology ' ; Mr. E. W. Dron's ' Coalfields of Scotland ' ; Mr. Jukes- 



