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Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. 
Geologists' Association, London. 
Manchester Geological Society. 
Literary and Philosophical Society, Liverpool. 
Royal Institution of Cornwall. 
Royal Geological Society of Ireland. 
United States Geological Survey of the Territories. 
Boston Society of Natural History. 
Hull Literary and Philosophical Society. 
Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 
Academy of Science, St. Louis. 
Historical Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. 
Geological Society of London. 
Royal University of Norway. 
Societe-Geologique du Nord. 
Royal Society of Edinburgh. 
Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 
Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. 
Oversigt over det Konigelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs, Kjopenhavn. 
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, U.S.A. 
Watford Natural History Society and Herefordshire Field Club. 
The Committee appointed for the exploration of the Raygill 
fissmre have to report that during the past year operations have been 
entirely suspended, to enable the proprietors of the quarry in which 
the fissure is situated, to remove by quarrying a large mass of lime- 
stone, which greatly interfered with the work of excavation. The 
removal of this limestone is now becoming rapidly completed, and it 
is hoped that at an early period during the spring of next year, the 
examination of the fissure may be resumed. The exploration Com- 
mittee have pleasure in stating that the British Association at its 
Montreal meeting renewed the grant of £15 towards the ex- 
penses of the work ; and they wish to express their sense of the 
kindness of the proprietors, Messrs. Spencer, who have, at no small 
inconvenience and considerable cost, greatly facilitated the work of 
the Committee, besides reducing the cost of its future operations. 
The Society is indebted to the following gentlemen who have 
acted during the past year in the capacity of Local Secretaries ; 
they have, in all cases, exercised painstaking care in the discharge of 
their duties, and the continued prosperity of the Society no doubt 
