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entry of specimens of materia niedica. It covers the period between 

 May, 1881, and February, 1886. The entries in this volume have been 

 carried as far as 54050, although the limit provided for is No. 53925 ; 

 thus duplicating to the extent of about one hundred aud twenty-five 

 numbers the entries in Vol. xn. This volume is in the custody of the 

 Section of Materia Medica.* 



Vol. XII, Nos. 53926 to 57950.— From January, 1881, to February, 

 1883. Assigned as follows: From 53926 to 54750 is devoted to the 

 entry of general ethnological objects except the following : Nos. 53926 

 to 54015. A collection of Japanese plants, from the University of Tokyo ; 

 entered in July, 1881. This portion of the catalogue has been used in 

 the Section of Fisheries. 



Nos. 54016 to 54079 embrace a collection of Chinese musical instru- 

 ments from the Chinese Imperial Centennial Commission, and others. 

 These entries were made in December, 1881. This portion of the cata- 

 logue has been used in the Section of Fisheries. The entry of musical 

 instruments has been continued in Vol. xx of this series. 



Nos. 54080 to 54302 are devoted to the entry of general ethnological 

 objects. This portion of the catalogue has been used in the Section of 

 Fisheries. 



Nos. 54303 to 54525 are dev.oted to the entry of a large collection of 

 fishing implements, models of fishing boats, etc. This material was 

 entered in November, 1882, and was the nucleus of the fisheries collec- 

 tion. This portion of the catalogue has been used in the Section of 

 Fisheries. 



Nos. 54526 to 54750 are blank. 



Nos. 54751 to 55550 are devoted to the entry of a collection of food- 

 stuffs. This is the first entry of a collection of food-stuff of any consid- 

 erable extent. 



Nos. 55551 to 56425 are devoted to the entry of miscellaneous ethno- 

 logical specimens, including fishing implements. (With the Section of 

 Fisheries.) 



Nos. 56426 to 56774. A collection of ethnological objects from the 

 Alaskan Indians. (With the Section of Fisheries.) 



Nos. 56775 to 56825 are blank. 



Nos. 56826 to 57201 are used for the entry of a collection of ships 



* In April, 1883, Vol. XVII of the " Ethnology series" was assigned to the curator of 

 this section for the entry of such chemical specimens as could not be included under 

 the head of Materia Medica. Vol. XVII was afterwards transferred to the custody of 

 the Curator of Foods and Textiles, and Vol. xxx of the "Ethnology series" was as- 

 signed to the Section of Materia Medica. Vol. xvn has served the purpose of a 

 general catalogue for this section from February, 1886 — the date of completion of 

 A 7 ol. xi, to May, 1888 — the date of the first entry in Vol. xxx. Such entries of ma- 

 teria medica specimens as had been made in Vol. xvn were transferred to Vol. xxx, 

 which is still in use in this section. To the end of the last fiscal year 5502 catalogue 

 numbers had been made use of, distributed as follows : In Vol. xi, 4825 numbers, 

 from 49226 to 54051, in Vol. XXX, 677 numbers, from 141201 to 141878. 



