REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 



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The followiug statement shows the uiimber of accessions annually 

 since 1881 : 



Accession 



immbera 



(inclusive). 



Number of 



accessions 



during 



the year. 



1881 



1882 



1883 



1884 



1885 (January to June) 



1886 



1887 



1888 



1889 



1890 



1891 



1892 



1893 



1894 



1895 



1896....; 



9890-11000 

 11001-12500 

 12501-13900 

 13901-15550 

 15551-16208 

 16209-17704 

 17705-19350 

 19351-20831 

 20832-22178 

 22179-23340 

 22341-24527 

 24528-25884 

 25885-27150 

 27151-28311 

 28312-29534 

 29535-30833 



1,111 

 1,500 

 1,#00 

 1,650 

 658 

 1,496 

 1,646 

 1,481 

 1,347 

 1,162 

 1,187 

 1,357 

 1,266 

 1,161 

 1,223 

 1,299 



In Appendix ii will be found a detailed list of the accessions during 

 the year, arranged alphabetically by names of contributors. 



CATALOGUE ENTRIES. 



The number of catalogue entries during the year is shown in the 

 following table: 



Department. 



Entries. 



Arts and industries : 



Materia medica 



Animal products 



Musical instruments 



Transportation and engineering 



Naval architecture 



Modern pottery, porcelain, bronzes, etc... 



Grapliic arts 



Domestic animals 



Ethnology 



I'uebk) collection 



Oriental antiquities and religious ceremonials 



Prehistoric anthropology 



Mammals 



Birds ■ 



Birds' eggs and nests 



Reptiles and batrachians 



Fishes 



MolhisKB 



Insects 



Marine invertebrates 



Helminthological collection 



3 



11 



43 



12 



12 



236 



59 



14 



1,556 



968 



132 



746 



7,643 



8,488 



483 



329 



183 



5,449 



205 



1,056 



1,444 



