30 SOME REMARKS ON THE COLLECTION. 



Waterloo what I now consider to be a valuable 

 collection of ornithological specimens. 



Well, I think it was mainly because I had more 

 associations with the town than with any other in 

 England, my mother and brother having resided in 

 the place for a good many years, and a married 

 sister at Blundellsands ; that since my retirement 

 from the Service in 1886 I had practically made it 

 my headquarters, so to speak, when not away on 

 some sporting expedition, and consequently that, not 

 only on the ground of family ties, but on social con- 

 nections as well, I came to the conclusion I could 

 not make the offer to any town more deserving of 

 my consideration. 



In making the offer I stipulated for a well-built, 

 properly-lighted Museum Room, and suitable fittings 

 for the several cases, all of which conditions, I 

 must frankly confess, the Urban District Council of 

 Waterloo have carried out to my entire satisfaction. 

 It only remains for me to add that my object in 

 offering this collection as a free gift to a public 

 institution was, that all the labour and expense that 

 has been expended on it might not be thrown away, 

 but that the Museum Room might prove a valuable 

 adjunct to the Carnegie Library, and not only serve 

 a useful purpose from an educational point of view, 

 but also afford to all those who are fond of 

 ornithology an opportunity of whiling away an 

 hour or so very pleasantly. 



