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the whole series of native animals will be brought together in 

 one room. 



In the middle room, the Council have only fitted up the long 

 central case, in which the Plesiosaurus Zetlandicus now reposes, 

 together with the remains of several other Reptiles from the 

 Lias of Yorkshire. The remainder of the Liassic Saurian fossils 

 will also be placed in this case. 



The third room, which is intended to contain the collection 

 of Yorkshire fossils, has been fitted up for this purpose with 

 cases similar in plan to those in the old Geological room, and 

 with gallery- cases like those in the British Bird room. The 

 Keeper of the Museum has already placed a considerable 

 number of specimens in the cases, and the work will be con- 

 tinued until the whole collection is arranged. When this is 

 accomplished the Council believe that there will be no finer 

 local Geological collection to be seen anywhere. At the same 

 time care will be taken to represent the Yorkshire strata in the 

 general Geological collection, by means of limited series of 

 typical or characteristic species. The numerous specimens of 

 fossils from strata occurring in other parts of England and on 

 the continent of Europe, obtained from Mr. Bean, will serve 

 to fill up many spaces in the general collection, and assist 

 greatly in rendering it more uniform and complete. The 

 Keeper of the Museum hopes to have the whole of the fossils 

 grouped in the cases in the course of the next three months, 

 when the entire suite of the new rooms will be opened to the 

 public. 



The tradesmen's accounts for work done up to the present 

 date, in fitting up the interior of the new rooms, amount in all 

 to £574. The balance of the " Museum Enlargement Fund " to 

 meet this will only be £121 when all outstanding subscriptions 

 are received, so that the liabilities of the Society on accoimt of 

 the new rooms are at present £453. The additional work 

 required for the completion of the third room, consists in the 

 making of a table case for the centre of the room and the 

 painting of the wood work, &c. As it is exceedingly desirable 

 not to burden the Society with any addition to its debts, and 

 as these expenses can only be defrayed slowly out of the ordinary 



