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other places. In this way, the Society may 

 hope to enrich the Museum in various depart- 

 ments from time to time : and it is no small ad- 

 vantage to this Institution, that it has access to 

 an inexhaustible store of fossil treasures, from 

 M'hich it can augment the collections of other 

 Societies, or of literary friends residing at a 

 distance, who may be expected in return to 

 supply our Museum with the rarities of their 

 respective districts. 



Similar acquisitions have been made in Fos- 

 sils, Rock-specimens, Antiquities, Books, and 

 miscellaneous Curiosities. The contributors to 

 these departments are numerous, and several of 

 their donations are very valuable, as will be seen 

 in the list subjoined to this Report. 



The Council feel a pleasure in observing, that 

 in this year, as in the last, the Society has been 

 much indebted to Captains of ships, and other 

 sea-faring friends. Captain Potter, who was a 

 liberal benefactor last year, has laid the Society 

 under additional obligations. Captain Dunning 

 has presented a variety of Shells and other 

 Curiosities. Captain Dixon has given the 

 Society a valuable collection of Insects from the 

 Brazils, with many other Curiosities from New 

 Zealand and Van Diemen's Land. Captain 

 Allely has presented the dress of an Esquimaux 

 man, with some birds and other Curiosities from 

 Davis Straits. Captain Rearsley has brought 



