THE AISIIJALIAN MDSKUM KAKI.^ HISTORY KTII KIM I'liK. S95 



The present Registers are modelled more or less t)ii the same lines as 

 the foregoing. 



A very iniportant piucliase was effected in lh*()2, that of Count 

 d'Archaic's Collection of Mesozoic fossils-"^. 



What may be termed the thiid Museum publication made its 

 appearance during this year: — 



" A Catalogue of Mammalia, iu the Collection of tlie Australian Museum, hy 

 Gerard Krefft, 1864-''«." 



The prepai"ati()n of this work was first mooted in January-^", and the 

 completed M.S. laid before the Board in December"-^'. It lias long been 

 out of print. 



In June, 1868, the Honourable A. W. Scott, M.L.C., well known for 

 his fine but unfinished work, " Australian Lepidoptera and their Ti-ans- 

 formations," joined the Board-^- in place of Sir Jolui Hay, whcise seat had 

 again become vacant-^'\ 



I have previously i-elated the preliminary steps that led to the 

 commencement of tlie ei-ection of the West or College Street Wing in 

 1861-2. In their Annual Report for 1866 (1867) the Trustees said :— 



" The buildino: will he ready within a short period for the reception of 

 specimens." 



In the same document for 1867 (1868) reference is made to filling 

 the new wing with cabinets, and finally in the 1868 occurs this 

 statement : — 



" The new wing has been open to the public since January, and the number of 

 visitors has been largely increased, from 11,300 in 1860 to more than 

 100,000 persons during the past year-"*^." 



The record of Mr. Kreff t's appointment and the brief statement of 

 the completion and opening of the West Wing will form a convenient 

 halting point at which to bring this Part ii. of the Museum History to a 

 close. 



^'» Minutes, 8th May, 1862. 

 ■-'■» 8vo., Sydney, 1864. 

 ^so Minutes, 7th January, 1864. 

 2*^1 ,, 1st December, 1864. 



•■i*- ,, 6th March and 4th June. 1863 ; Letter-book, li., p. 105. 

 '■283 ., 7th April, 1863; Annual Eeport for year 1863 (1864), p. 1. 

 28'' Also see S. T. Leigh and Co.'s "Handbook to Sydney and Suliurbs," 

 1867, p. 79. 



