154 kecords of the australian museum. 



Information Disseminated. 



Inforniation supplied to the public, either in writing, or by 

 word of mouth, forms by no means the least important item in 

 the year's work on the part of the Secretary, Scientific Staff, and 

 myself. 



Parcels of Fish and Crustaceans were from time to time received 

 from the Commissioners for Fisheries, and either systematically 

 determined for that body, or examined pathologically and 

 reported on. 



Determinations were made, and information supplied to the 

 Department of Agriculture, Technical College, Geological Surveys 

 of New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia, and the 

 Sydney Town and Country Journal. 



The more important items of information supplied to the public 

 were : — 



1. Mr. C. A. Benbow — Habits and economy of the Eland. 



2. Mr. H. C. Curl — References to literature bearing on the 



Australian Aborigines. 



3. Rev. G. Glover — Life-history and architecture of Termites. 



4. Dr. W. Marshall — Determination of Coins. 



5. Dr. Camac Wilkinson — -Information re Mosquitos. 



6. Miss Bahlsen, Bedford College — Determination of Minerals 



and Fossils. 



7. Capt. Farquhar, r.n. — Determination of Birds' eggs. 



8. Mr. J. Kershaw, National Museum, Melbourne— Methods of 



Museum Arrangement. 



9. Mr. G. D. Stead — Determination of Lizards. 



Transfer of Specimens. 

 It has been the practice for some years .past to assist other 

 Educational Institutions, by transferring to them either duplicates 

 (when possible), or specimens coming more appropriately within 

 their sphere of action. 



The more important transfers of this nature were the following: 



L Public Library of New South Wales — Old Colonial and British 



Newspapers. 

 *2. Geological Laboratory, Sydney University — Nine hundred 



and twenty-eight mineral oddments for the use of students. 



3. Technical College, Newcastle — A similar large collection. 



4. Technical College, Bathurst — A similar collection. 



5. Technological Museum, Sydney — Metallurgical and Furnace 



products of economic importance. 

 G. Girls' Institute, Albury (Mrs. A. Hunter)— MoUusca and 

 Minerals for teaching purposes. 



