Abstract
THE King has approved the award of the Royal Medals of the Royal Geographical Society as follows: The Founder's Medal to Colonel C. G. Lewis, for his surveys on the Miri Mission, 1911-12, in Iraq and Syria, 1918-19, and on the Afghan and Turco-Iraq Boundary Commissions; for the air survey of the Irrawaddy Delta, 1924; and for his promotion and encouragement of the exploration and survey of the Himalaya; The Patron's Medal to Mr. Lincoln Ellsworth, for his work in developing the technique of aerial navigation in the Polar regions, culminating in his successful flight across the Antarctic in 1935-36. The following awards have been made by the Council: The Murchison Grant to Mr. Ronald Kaulback, for his surveys in South-eastern Tibet; the Back Grant to Mr. L. R. Wager, for his work in mountain physiography; the Cuthbert Peek Grant to Mr. V. E. Fuchs, to assist him in his expedition to Lake Rukwa, East Africa; the Gill Memorial to Mr. George B. Barbour, for his work on the geology and geography of China.
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