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change, but one or two minor modifications have been made in it which in no 
way affect the usefulness of the “ Record ” as a work of reference. Appended 
to the report for 1876, are two supplements containing references omitted in 
the previous volumes for 1874 and 1875 ; these of course add to the com- 
pleteness of the book, but for convenience of reference we cannot help 
thinking that it would be better to work these supplementary articles 
into their places in the body of the work, simply indicating by dates in 
brackets that they belong to previous years. Most of those who consult the 
“ Record ” do so to inform themselves as to the literature of some subject in 
which they are interested, and care little for the historical fact that a certain 
amount of work was done in a certain year ; and it must be borne in mind 
that, as the number of these supplements increases, there will be a corre- 
spondingly increasing difficulty in consulting the volumes for information 
upon any particular department of geological investigation. We throw out 
this hint for the consideration of the editor, fully recognising the impor- 
tance of the service done by him and his coadjutors to their brother geo- 
logists, and hoping most cordially that he may realise that seemingly 
"Utopian vision of seeing a copy of his little book, as he modestly calls it, in 
the hands of every geologist. Considering the value of the work and the 
low price at which it is brought out, it is a matter of wonder that every 
year the editor should have to sing the same song with its burthen of u more 
subscribers wanted.” 
