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the stale of the Library, as soon as possible after the books are arranged in the 

 room at Chelmsford, which is now nearly ready for their reception. But the 

 Council cannot allow Mr. Wire's connection with the Library to cease without 

 thanking him for his labours as Librarian during his term of office. Few of the 

 members know of the amount of persistent work required in such an office, and 

 Mr. Wire deserves the cordial thanks of the Club for the active interest he has 

 taken in the Library for many years past. 



Museum. — The agreement for immediate amalgamation of the old Chelmsford 

 Museum with the Club having been confirmed at the last annual meeting, on 

 April 15th, 1893, the Curator was enabled to take possession of the premises and 

 its contents in August last, and Mr. Henry Mothersole was appointed by the 

 Council to act as Assistant, at a salary of £2(i per annum, giving his services for 

 twenty hours in each week. The Curator found the Museum in such a state of 

 chaos, and so much cleaning, repairs to cases, and fitting up of the room for 

 the library, etc., required to be done, that this work has occupied the whole 

 period, and real museum-work could not be commenced. A considerable number 

 of cases, boxes, etc., have already been purchased, but the sums paid in to the 

 Treasurer on behalf of the Museum Fund (about ;^i6o) will be quite insufficient, 

 after deducting the amount spent in printing and advertising, to properly fit the 

 Museum as an exhibition for the general public, and as a store-house of local 

 specimens for the student. The Council makes a strong appeal for further funds. 

 The Curator's estimate for fitting up the rooms at Chelmsford as a home for the 

 Museum, pending the erection of proper premises, was £2^0, and certainly this 

 sum, at least, will be required. 



The contributions hitherto received (31st March, 1894) of members arnd others 

 for fitting up the rojms at ChelmsforJ, under the arrangements announced in the 

 last Annual Report (E. N., vol. vii., pp. 70 — 71), are as follows : — 



Donations paid to Museum Fund {Chelmsfoia^ to 2>^st 



William Melles (deed.), Sfwards/one 



T. J. Mann, Sawbridgeti'orth . 



Benjamin Winstone, Epping . 



Rev. R. E. Barllett, Chelmsford . 



William Cole, Bucklmrst Hill 



Prof. G. S. Boulger, Netting Hill . 



Rev. E. S. Dewick, Hyde Park 



John Hi Ilia r. South Hackney . 



Alfred Lockyer, Wan'Jead 



Gen. B. R. Branfill, Billericay 



B. G. Cole, Bnckhurst Hill . 



Prof. Raphael Meldola, Brunswick Square (fiist moiety) 



Rev. L. N. Prance, Stapleford Taumey 



H. S. Tabor, Booking 



J. C. Shenstone, Colchester (first don ) 



S. A. Courtauld, Halstead 



T. V. Holmes, Greenwich 



Charles Oldham. Woodford . 



R. B. Boswell, Chmgford 



J. A. Clark, Hackney 



T. F. Mott, Leicester 



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