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Committee recommend that, as soon as the opportunity offers, these 

 insects be separated from the Linnean, and the two collections be 

 arranged in distinct parts of the cabinet. 



"5. Shells. 



" In the examination of the collection of Shells the Committee 

 requested and obtained the valuable assistance of Mr. Hanley. 



" The Shells are contained in a distinct cabinet placed in the same 

 room with the manuscripts and insects. The Committee regret to 

 state that serious injury has resulted to the Linnean collection of 

 shells from the careless mode in which they have been occasionally 

 referred to by visitors, and from the attempt of a former sub- 

 curator to arrange them according to a modern method. Many of 

 the specimens have thus been displaced from their original recep- 

 tacles, and other difficulties have been created to the complete 

 identification of the Linnean species, and their discrimination 

 from the specimens added by Sir J. E. Smith. 



" On Mr. Hanley' s recommendation, the Committee resolved 

 that it is highly desirable 



" That the Linnean collection should, as far as possible, be se- 

 parated from the specimens subsequently added : 



" That all the specimens which can be undoubtedly identified 

 as Linnean should be attached to boards with the Linnean name 

 added, and any useful memoranda relating to them. 



" Mr. Hanley kindly offered his assistance in carrying out these 

 recommendations, and stated it as his opinion that the present 

 cabinet would be sufficient for the purpose, and that very little 

 expense would be incurred. 



" 6. Fishes. 



" With the valuable assistance of Mr. Yarrell, who consented to 

 join the Committee for the purpose, the Committee proceeded to 

 examine the collection of Fishes, which are at present contained in 

 the drawers of a cabinet in the large south attic, and consist of 

 half-skins pasted upon paper, and generally in fair condition. 

 Many of these undoubtedly belonged to Linnaeus ; some appear 

 to have formed part of the collections of his son ; and others were 

 probably added by Sir J. E. Smith. 



" Mr. Yarrell recommended that they should be pasted on card- 

 board in such a manner as to retain all the original papers and 

 the writing upon them ; and the Committee resolved 



" That it be recommended to the Council to accept the kind 

 offer of Mr. Yarrell to superintend the operation : 



