Yol.  49.]  ANNUAL  EE  POET.  1 5 
in  testimony  of  appreciation  of  his  valuable  and  varied  contri¬ 
butions  to  many  departments  of  geological  science. 
The  Balance  of  the  Proceeds  of  the  Wollaston  Donation  Pund  is 
awarded  to  Mr.  J.  G.  Goodcbild,  E.G.S.,  in  recognition  of  bis 
geological  researches  in  the  North-west  of  England,  and  of  his  un¬ 
tiring  efforts  in  the  promotion  of  the  science  generally. 
The  Balance  of  the  Proceeds  of  the  Murchison  Geological  Pund 
is  awarded  to  Mr.  G.  J.  Williams,  E.G.S.,  as  a  token  of  appre¬ 
ciation  of  his  laborious  researches  among  the  rocks  of  North  Wales, 
and  to  aid  him  in  his  future  investigations. 
One  moiety  of  the  Balance  of  the  Proceeds  of  the  Lyell  Geological 
Pund  is  awarded  to  Miss  C.  A.  Raisin,  B.Sc.,  in  recognition  of  her 
researches  in  petrology  and  other  branches  of  geological  science. 
The  other  moiety  of  the  Balance  of  the  Proceeds  of  the  Lyell 
Geological  Pund  is  awarded  to  Mr.  Alfred  N.  Leeds,  in  appreciation 
of  his  long-continued  and  successful  endeavours  to  collect  and  re¬ 
constitute  the  Possil  Yertebrata  of  the  Oxford  Clay  of  the  neigh¬ 
bourhood  of  Peterborough. 
Repoet  of  the  Libeaey  and  Museum  Committee  foe  1892. 
Library. 
During  the  year  which  has  elapsed  since  the  presentation  of  your 
Committee’s  previous  report,  the  Library  has  acquired,  partly 
through  the  kindness  of  various  donors  and  partly  by  purchase,  a 
large  number  of  valuable  works  and  serials. 
Turning  first  of  all  to  the  Donations,  we  find  that  the  Library 
has  received  about  84  Yolumes  of  separately  published  works  and 
Survey  Reports,  and  235  Pamphlets,  besides  about  117  Yolumes  and 
50  detached  Parts  of  the  publications  of  various  Societies.  More¬ 
over,  16  Yolumes  of  Newspapers  have  been  received.  The  total 
addition,  by  gift,  to  the  Society’s  Library  is  therefore  about  217 
Yolumes  and  235  Pamphlets. 
By  donation  also  the  Library  has  received  18  sheets  of  Maps. 
The  Books  and  Maps  which  have  just  been  enumerated  were  the 
gift  of  96  Personal  Donors,  of  the  Editors  or  Publishers  of  21 
Periodicals,  of  88  Societies,  and  of  25  Surveys  and  other  Public 
Bodies — in  all,  230  Donors. 
By  Purchase,  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Standing  Library 
and  Museum  Committee,  the  following  additions  have  been  made  to 
the  Library  : — 41  Yolumes  of  separately  published  works,  and  95 
Yolumes  and  33  Parts  of  works  published  serially. 
The  cost  of  Books  and  Periodicals  purchased  during  the  year 
1892  was  £116  Is.  11  d.,  and  the  cost  of  Binding  amounted  to 
£81  14s.  llcZ.,  making  a  total  expenditure  on  the  Library  of 
£197  16s.' 10^. 
