of our visitors enjoy the privileges of the rooms without abusing 

 them, and are quite ready to give all the help they can toward the 

 detection of the offenders. 



The Museum continues to be well attended, not only by casual 

 visitors, but by schoLaxs and students. The Elementary Schools 

 send Classes almost every week, and with any and all I am glad, 

 when my other occupations permit, to go round, and give any in- 

 formation in my power. We have had several notable additions dur- 

 ing the past year, all of which appear in the details of this Report; 

 but the special gift by Mrs. Boyd-Dawkins, of Manchester, of the 

 collection of birds made by her brother, the late Mr. R. H. Evans, 

 of Derby, is worthy of special mention. The mounted specimens 

 haive been arranged and labelled, and prove a source of great 

 interest. A collection of electros of famous national medals given 

 by the Trustees of the British Museum is also both interesting and 

 valuable. 



The Art Gallery has also done well during the year. More 

 than forty thousand visitors have seen its treasuies, and the free 

 days seem to increase in favour. The character of our Loan Ex- 

 hibitions keeps up well, and I believe that at the Exhibition 

 recently opened, more artists of eminence are represented than 

 ever before. We were fortunate enough to secure from the Board 

 of Education, for the Summer Exhibition, two small loan collec- 

 tions of great interest. The members of the Derby Sketching Club 

 paid a special visit to the Spring Exhibition, the pictures 

 being criticised by one of their number. They spent a 

 pleasant evening, and I was very pleased to be able to assure 

 them that the Committee much appreciated their efforts in the 

 cause of Art, and wei-e glad to co operate with them. The Gallery 

 has received several valuable additions dxu'ing the year, both of 

 china amd pictures, the most important among the latter being five 

 pictures bequeathed to them by the late Hon. Frederick Strutt, 

 J.P. The Gallery is now as full as it can hold, and I shall have 

 difficulty in showing to advantage many more objects, while the 

 periodical Exhibitions are still handicapped by insufficient space. 



