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Tl^ors fTJniJ(irim(s c^jnoccphalus) have been particu- 

 larly useful in this respect, special requests for this 

 animal having been received from Adelaide, and 

 Christchurcli, New Zealand. 



Correspondence with Dr. Haast, of Christchurch, 

 New Zealand has been entered into for the pur- 

 pose of enlisting his interest for our acquisition of 

 some perfect skeletons of the Moa. 



Specimens of iron ore from various parts of the 

 Colony have been received, and have excited 

 much attention. 



The number of Visitors to the Museum was 

 14,956, being an increase of nearly 4,000 on that 

 of any previous year. 



