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Museum," wit.li a view of aiding Excliaiiges-^'' ; Aiigas was instructed to 

 coiniiuiieiice one of Shells, and Wall anotliei- of Biids. Sif W. T. 

 Denisoii was also I'esponsible for tlie addition of lists of all specinienK 

 obtained eitlier by exchange t)i' donation to the Annual Re[)(jrt saying-*^'* : — 



"We shall then be in a position to show that an aihUtiitnal iUiihhn^' is a 

 matter of necessity." 



In January, 1859, Sir William further proposed tlie preparation 



" Brief set of plain and practical instriictions for collectin<r and preservinj^ the 

 various specimens of Natural History for j^cneral circulation throu<rhout 

 the Colony-^'." 



It was, however, discovered that Mr. John Macgillivray had already 

 prepared and publislied sucli instructions, under the title of : — 



"Hints on the Preservation of Specimens of Natural History, intended for 

 Country Residents--*'^." 



Tliese were adopted by the Board, but only a limited number could 

 have been issued ; a copy does not exist in the Museum Library. The 

 appearance of the lists in the Animal Reports just referred to continued 

 for many years, in fact until 1899, when the practice was discontinued. 



Previous to 1860 the Endowment of £1,000 represented the income 

 of the Museum, other than special votes for purchases and what not, but 

 in 1857 the Trustees were promised an additional £200 to supplement 

 the then existing Annual Endowment^*^. This, however, did not 

 eventuate until early in 1860^^^. 



The Governor-General's resignation was followed by that of his 

 relative, Alfred Denison, Esq., M.A., on the 1st March, ISeO'-^^i, who had 

 served since March, 1858. His seat was tilled by the election of Sir John 

 Hay, K.C.M.G., M.A., elected on the same day. 



The seat vacated by Sir William Denison was filled by the election 

 of William John Macleay, Esq., on the 7th March, 1861. Professor J. 

 Smith i-esigned in Decembei', 1860-^2. aud was succeeded by Dr. George 

 Bennett in Januaiy, 1861, a re-election-^a. gji- William Macarthur's 

 Trusteeship lapsed in December, 1861-^*, creating a vacancy filled in the 



-*•' jyjinutes, 2nd June, 1858. 



-MB 



-J' ,, 3rd February, 1859. 



-*" Cox and Co.'s Australian Almanac for the year 1857 (8vo., Sydney), pp. 

 904)8. 



10.50 



-*'■> Documents 57/3777, G 



1 

 •^5" aiinutes, 15th March, 1860. 



10. (iO 



'■'^ ,, 7th December, 1859, an 1 Document B 



15 

 ■i'-i ,, fith December, 1860. 



■i-w Annual Report for 1860 (1861), p. 2. 

 -5-« Minutes, 5th December, 1861. 



