Annual Meeting.] 194 [May 7, 



The Committee to audit the Treasurer's accounts, Messrs. R. 

 C. Greenleaf and S. Wells, reported the same correctly cast and 

 properly vouched. 



The three annual reports were then accepted. 



The Secretary read the following report of the Committee to 

 whom the award of the Grand Walker Prize was referred, and an- 

 nounced the action of the Council in adopting the recommendation 

 of the report and awarding the prize — $1,000 — to Prof. James 

 Hall of Albany. 



To the Council of the Boston Natural History Society : 



The undersigned, designated as a Committee for suggesting the 

 most suitable person to whom may be awarded, at this time, the 

 Grand Honorary Prize instituted by Dr. Walker, " for such in- 

 vestigation or discovery as may seem to deserve it, provided such 

 investigation or discovery shall have been made known or pub- 

 lished in the United States at least one year previous to the time 

 of award," after due consideration of the subject, have unani- 

 mously concluded to recommend for this prize — Professor James 

 Hall of Albany. 



As the founder would appear to have contemplated some 

 particular or integral " investigation or discovery," we need not 

 take into account Professor Hall's numerous works or publications 

 upon North American Geology and Palaeontology for the last forty 

 3 7 ears and more 1 , except as they relate to a special time of inves- 

 tigation which Professor Hall early made his own, in which he has 

 long been eminent, and which he may be said to have essentially 

 completed, although a considerable portion of the results, which 

 have been from time to time " made known" to the scientific 

 world, are not yet published in extenso, with the illustrations pre- 

 pared for the purpose. 



It is, then, especially for Professor Hall's investigations in 

 North American Palaeontology, notably the palaeontology of the 

 State of New York and the regions adjacent, and of the ear- 

 lier geological formations that we suggest this award. 



In this field Professor Hall holds a position like that which has 



1 Comprised in about twenty-six volumes or parts of volumes and in over two hun- 

 dred articles or papers, reports, etc. 



