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of the North-West Provinces. This is the only province in India of which every part has 
been, more or less, cursorily visited. In the second number there is a map and description of 
the Bisrampur coal-field, which is about the centre of the extensive spread of these formations 
nearly continuous in the region of the upper Son and the northern tributaries of the 
Mahanadi. The coal-basins of this latter area will become of great importance when the 
direct route is established between Calcutta and Bombay. Mr. Mallet contributes addi¬ 
tional mineralogical notes on the crystalline roclcs of south Mirzapur. In the August 
number there is a brief discussion of the question of the geological age of onrold river valley 
deposits, in which during the season’s work in the Narbada valley Mr, Hacket had found 
a most symmetrically formed stone implement. The object of the paper is, by an examination 
of the stratigraphical features, and the comparison of them with those of established form¬ 
ations in Europe, to give a purely geological statement a most interesting question that had 
hitherto rested upon somewhat vaguely expressed palaeontological surmises. A preliminary 
notice is given by Mr. King of the Beddadanole coal-field, about thirty-five miles north-west 
of Kajamuudri, and by far the nearest known deposit to the sea-board of the Godavari delta. 
As yet nothing can be said of the prospects of the field. The trial borings are only commenc¬ 
ing. Mr. Wynne contributes a sketch of the geology of the ltawal Find! region, showing 
the enormous continuous development of tho tertiary series. A comparative statement of 
the coal-measure areas of different countries, as compared with India, is drawn up by 
Mr. Hughes; and Mr. Theobald gives a description and list of the brine-springs of Pegu, 
the exploitation of which is now almost entirely superseded by the importation of salt and 
the manufacture of sea-salt. The fourth number contains a note by Mr. Hughes on some 
iron deposits of Chanda, Mr. Ball’s description of Barren Island, and some memoranda by 
Mr. Theobald upon the metalliferous localities of British Burmah. 
Of the Memoibs or the Geological Sl'evey of India, the first part of volume X 
was issued early in the year. It contains a carefully written description by Mr. It. Bruce Foote 
of a large tract of country close to Madras, comprised in the eastern half of sheet 78 of 
the Indian Atlas. This is separately issued in two quarter sheets, geologically coloured. 
Besides the gneiss, the oldest formation occurring here is that well known in Indian geology 
as the Rajmahal group, the Oomia zone in Dr. Stoliczka’s classification of the Kaeh rocks, 
and considered by this most competent authority to he of uppermost jurassie ago. There 
are also several distinguishable deposits of tertiary and post-tertiary age, in some of which 
are found the rude stone implements described by Mr. Foote some years ago. This part 
also contains a tentative sketch with skeleton map of the Satpura basin of the coal-measure 
series by Mr. Medlicott. This ground seems to offer a fuller development of this great 
rock-series than any other area in India—from the zamia-bearing Jabalpur group, pro¬ 
bably tho same as the Rajmahal, through the Mahadeva strata and underlying beds 
presumably of Panchet and Darnuda (Kamtlii) affinities, to the typical Barakar and Takhir 
rocks at the base. Parts of the northern sido of the basin were carefully examined, the 
lie of the coal-measures discovered, and indications given for trial borings. Part 2 of tbis 
volume, containing Mr. Theobald’s description of the geology of Pegu, is also virtually pub¬ 
lished, the whole impression having been struck ofi’ in October, the delay being in the litho¬ 
graphing and colour-printing of the map. 
Tiie issue of tlie Pale onto loot A Indica lor the whole year was made in April and 
May. With a view to the Vienna Exhibition, and to admit of his going there himself. 
Dr. Stoliezka made great efforts to get in advance of his work. The parts then issued contaiu 
the Echinodermata, Authozoa, Sponges, Forainiuifera, Arthrozoa, and Spondylozoa, forming 
the fourth and last large volume of the Cretaceous Fauna of Southern India. The tallest testi- 
mony has been offered by the most competent authorities to the excellence and value of this 
work. For the same object an effort was made to prepare and issue the first fasciculus of the 
