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Thanks are due to the donors of plants and seeds, 

 and specially to Sir J. D. Hooker, Director of the Royal 

 Gardens, Kew ; Baron Ferd. Von. Miieller, Government 

 Botanist, Melbourne ; Messrs. H. Low & Co., London; 

 W. R. Guilfoyle, Director Botanic Gardens, Melbourne ; 

 the Chamber of Agriculture, Washington, United States, 

 &c. Thanks are also due to those captains of vessels 

 who have furthered the interests of the gardens by the 

 carriage of plant cases free of charge. 



The ^ang of prison labour has been continued during 

 the year, and has rendered material assistance in the 

 rougher operations. 



The estimated number of visitors for the year was 53,773. 



Museum. 



Mr. E. D. Swan has again given much time and 

 attention to the ornithological collection, and has completed 

 naming a large number of specimens. He has also 

 bestowed a considerable amount of labour on cleaning 

 and remounting tlie entomological specimens which had 

 previously been distributed about the Museum in various 

 small cases. The insects have been placed in glazed 

 drawers, by which means they are rendered more readily 

 accessible for inspection, and much less liable to injury. 

 The whole of the Tasmanian fossils have been removed to 

 the table cases in the large upper room for convenience of 

 re-arrangement and classification ; but it has not yet been 

 found possible to make much progress with this important 

 work. 



A few new species of land and freshwater shells have 

 been added to the collection. As on former occasions, 

 Mr. Legrand has given his assistance in arranging the 

 conchological specimens, and by his voluntary attendance 

 has afforded material aid in keeping order in the upper 

 rooms during the hours the Museum has been open to the 

 public on Sundays. 



The number of visitors during the year was, — on 

 Sundays, 10,201 ; on week days, 9730; total, 19,931. 



