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The Museum continues to be largely attended, and is, I be- 

 lieve, of real us'e to many. I should more often be able to do my- 

 self the pleasure of having a Natural History talk with the children 

 from our elementary schools, if I knew beforehand when they were 

 likely to come, so that I could be free, but I am always glad to see 

 them, particularly when they are in charge of a good disciplin- 

 arian. 



The year's visitors to the Art Gallery numbei'ed 43,557. The 

 Autumn and Spring Exhibitions were quite up to our usual stand- 

 ard, and the Summer Exhibition of our own pictures alone, proved 

 very attractive. That recently opened is a very good one, and 

 I expect to find it largely attended. 



This is my Twenty-Second Annual Report to you, and I have 

 once again to acknowledge the kindness a?ad consideration I have 

 always received at your hands. My staff continue to do their work 

 well, and to my entire satisfaction. One of their number has left 

 during the year after eleven years' service, which gave well- 

 deserved promotion to some of those who were below her, and the 

 new juniors appointed seem likely to be very satisfacf ory. I have 

 again to acknowledge my indebtednes.5 to the locail Press, who are 

 always ready to help the Institution all they can in every depart- 

 ment of its work. 



I have already reported fully to yon on my visit to the Library 

 Conference at Glasgow, and need orfly reiterate here my opinion 

 that the meetings held, and the subjects discussed were such as are 

 likely to be of practical value. I was re-elected as a member of the 

 Council of the Library Association for the fifteenth year in suc- 

 cession, and this year I have also the honour of being Chairman 

 of the North Midland Library Association. 



I know of nothing further on which it is necessary to report 

 to you, and I therefore subscribe myself, 



Your Obedient Servant, 



WILLIAM CROWTHER, 



Director and Secretary. 

 October 31st, 1907. 



