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similar educational work the Director, after consultation with the 
Forestry Commissioners, decided in the interests of economy to 
amalgamate the Kew specimens with those of the Forestry 
Commission and to leave future exhibits to that body. It may 
here be noted that Dr. J. W. Munro, Entomologist to the Forestry 
Commission has been given laboratory accommodation at Kew 
thereby facilitating reciprocatory work between the two 
establishments. 
Mr. J. H. Holland of the Museum Staff completed the 7 
volume and index of ‘‘ The Useful Plants of Nigeria,” during th 
year. This work has an important bearing upon the economic 
plants of West Africa and towards its completion Mr. Holland 
has devoted the bulk of his non-official time for the past sixteen 
years. 
Official visits were made by members of the Staff to the 
Bath and West and Southern Counties Show, the Museums 
Annual Conference at Leicester, and to Liverpool i in connection 
with questions relating to various economic produc 
Donations to the Museums have been acknowledged from time 
to time in the Bulletin and duplicate specimens have been distri- 
buted to the Municipal Museum, Newport; Museum and Art 
Gallery, Bristol; Royal Museum, Salford, Manchester; Cambridge 
Road School, Ellesmere Port; &e. 
Some progress has been made with singe nomenclature: 
and relabelling in Museum IIT. 
PRESENTATIONS TO Musgeums.—The following miscellaneous 
specimens have been received :— 
C, Davis, Sandycombe Road, Kew Gardens.—Model 
of a Bengali village. 
Mr. E. L. May, East Molesey.—Nest in wood of Leaf-cutting 
Mr. Ww. C. Richards, Lonsdale Terrace, Kew Gardens.—Seven 
photographic views of local interest. 
Dr. Hans Schinz, Botanic Gardens, Zurich. Hetipecimens of 
Sarcocaulon Shinn from South-west Africa. 
Mr. R. Swainson-Hall, Victoria, Cameroons.—Eleven sainples 
of woods collected in Portuguese Congo. ; 
. L. St. Clare-Rundlett, Myitkyina, Upper Burma.— 
Burmese Fan made of wood of Podocarpus neriifolia and Chinese 
Water-pipe. 
Mr, J. H. Maiden, Director, Botanic Gardens, Sydney.—Five 
views of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney. 
. C. McLeod, Conservator of Forests, Gold Coast.— 
Sample of Barkeloth prepared from the bark of Antiaris africana. 
Dr. Moiser, Sokoto, N. Nigeria.—Samples of Materials used 
locally for dyeing, together with some dyed skins, and a collection 
of medicinal plants used locally. 
The Incorporated Oilseed Association, St. Mary Axe, London, 
E.C.—Seven samples of oilseeds. 
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