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of these plant-bearing rocks could be made out, while in Madras presidency also, although the 
succession clearly established that these rocks were not younger than the cretaceous formation 
there developed, there was (equally as in Bengal) no possibility of fixing their lower limit in 
geological time. In Cutch these jilant.-bearing beds, on the contrary, were said to occur asso¬ 
ciated jwith rocks rich in marine fossils, well preserved, and the geological epoch of 
which was well marked and readily determinable. But although undoubtedly associated with 
the marine fossiliferous beds, the mode of this association was still uncertain. Captain Grant, 
the original describor of the province, left it doubtful; while Mr. W. Blanford, during a 
cursory visit to part of Cutch, was led to believe that the plant-hearing rocks were actually 
intercalated with the others. The facts, as resulting from Mr. Wynne’s very careful and 
detailed examination, appear to be that a very few and very imperfect remains of plants do 
occur in layers distinctly intercalated with the truly marine beds, and have probably been 
drifted into those localities from shores adjoining the seas in which the mollusea, now found 
fossilized in these beds, then existed. But as a whole the beds in which the well-marked 
PalmozamitB occur are decidedly younger than those containing the truly Jurassic Ammonites 
and other characteristic fossils; and that they constitute an upper zone, but- belonging to the 
Jurassic period. These very important results will be illustrated in detail in Mr. Wynne’s 
reports. 
Mr. Fedden has been engaged with Mr. Wynne in this careful examination of Cutch, 
and has more especially devoted himself to the portion of the province occupied by the 
tertiary rocks. 
Very extensive and valuable collections of fossils have been made by this party of the 
survey, and transmitted to the Museum. 
Burmah. —Mr. W. Theobald, Junr.. having returned from absence of leave, resumed 
the examination of British Burmah towards the close of the year. The time which elapsed 
up to the end of the year has been too brief to admit ol‘ any great progress. The country 
under examination has been that portion of the Promo district which stretches between the 
Eastern or Pegu Yoma and the Irrawaddi, and lies to the north of the Toung Baweng 
stream. This will, when finished, complete the whole of the Frame district east of the Irra- 
waihli. 1 confidently hope that we shall now be able to complete the examination of all British 
Burmah soon. The results at best are unsatisfactory from the absence of any good sections; 
and any attempt at classification of the rucks can only be of the largest kind. The whole 
country is too much covered to admit of any great detail. 
Prune ATIOBS. —During the year under report, we have commenced the issue at stated 
intervals of a new series of publications called the “ Records of tee Geological Survey of 
India.” These are printed in smaller type and on thinner paper (for free transmission by 
post) than the more detailed Memoirs, but of the same size, so that they can on completion 
of a volume be bound with these. It is contemplated to issue a number every three months, 
making four numbers or parts in the year. It was impossible, however, to commence the 
issue until after several months of last year had passed, and therefore, for 18G8, only three 
numbers appeared. In explanation of the object with which Ibis series has been commenced, 
I may quote here from the brief Prefatory Notice which accompanied the first part. ‘This series 
will contain a notice of the current work of the survey up to date; a listed' contributions to 
tbe Museum or Library; a list, and occasionally an analysis, of such books published elsewhere, 
as bear upon Indian Geology; and, generally, of all facts illustrating the immediate object 
of our researches, which may from time to time come to our knowledge.’ 
The three numbers issued in 1868 have contained papers oil very varied subjects; 
coal, gold, copper, fossils, and several local descriptive papers, which have proved of much 
interest to local officers; also lists of all additions to Library, &c., during the year. 
I am happy to say this new series of publications, although necessarily issued with very 
few illustrations, has already attracted much interest, and I think will prove very useful. 
Of the Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India, a very valuable part has been 
issued, containing a full report on the geology of the lower parts of the Nerbudda and Taptee 
Valleys by Mr. W. T. Blanford. The delay involved in the preparation of the necessary 
illustrations for this paper caused it to appear later than I had hoped. In the same part is 
also a detailed description of the structure and anatomy of the very curious little frogs long 
