ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS. 9 



At the Council Meeting, held on the 14th December, 1887, it 

 was unanimously resolved to award the Clarke Medal for the 

 year to the Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, F.G.S., F.L.S. 



A more appropriate award of this Medal could not have been 

 made. During the last thirty-one years the Rev. Tenison-Woods 

 has been well known as a writer upon the Natural History of 

 Australasia. Of his 157 works published since the year 1857 no 

 less than 74 are upon his favourite branch of Science — Geology, 

 I well remember with what interest and profit 1 first read in 

 1864 his valuable work, Geological Observations in South Australia, 

 and I know that my experience is that of many, for wherever I 

 have travelled I have found his name a household word, so wide 

 an influence have his writings exercised among all classes. His 

 name may be justly associated with that of the venerated 

 geologist, Avhose life w r ork in Australia this Medal commemorates. 

 We all deplore the illness which prevents him from being present 

 here this evening. 



In response to the offer of prizes and its Medal by the 

 Society for communications containing the results of original 

 research or observation upon given subjects, the following were 

 received : — 



On the Silver Ore Deposits of N.S.W. ... ... ... 1 paper 



Origiii and Mode of Occurrence of Gold-bearing Veins 



and of the Associated Minerals ... ... ... 7 papers 



Influence of the Australian Climate in producing 



Modifications of Diseases ... ... ... ... 1 paper 



On the Infusoria peculiar to Australia ... ... ... Nil. 



The Council at its Meeting on the 27th July, 1887, awarded 

 the prize of £25 and the Society's Medal, which had been offered 

 for the best communication on the " Origin and Mode of 

 Occurrence of Gold-bearing Veins and of the Associated Minerals " 

 to Mr. Jonathan C. B. P. Seaver, C.E., F.G.S., M.P. 



