of Nice; Mr. R. Etheridge, F.R.S., of the British 

 Museum ; and Dr. H. Colley March, of Dorchester. 



At an earlier period of the year a visit was paid by Dr. 

 K. H. Stolpe, of the Archaeological and Historical Museum of 

 Stockholm. He is preparing a monograph on the " Evolu- 

 tion of Ornament," and made an extensive examination 

 of the large collection of warlike and domestic implements 

 of the natives of North and South America, and the 

 Pacific Islands. Dr. Stolpe gave valuable information 

 respecting some of these specimens. 



Professor Flinders Petrie also made a prolonged visit, 

 and was interested in the collection of Egyptian antiquities. 

 He was good enough to decipher the inscriptions and 

 determine the periods of some of the specimens in this 

 department. 



Mr. Henry Woods, M.A., of the Woodwardian Museum 

 of Cambridge, was also a visitor. In connection with his 

 geological researches, he was interested in some of our 

 type specimens. 



The stimulus supplied by the visit of the British 

 Association, and the special efforts made by the Committee, 

 have resulted in increased interest being taken in the 

 Museum by our fellow-citizens, one consequence of which 

 is seen in a succession of valuable gifts to the Museum. 



In April last it came to the knowledge of your 

 Committee that an important discovery of animal remains 

 belonging to the Pleistocene period had been made at 

 Uphill, near Weston-super-Mare. Steps were at once taken 

 to secure for the Museum, as far as possible, the results of 

 an exploration. Mr. Wilson devoted much time and energy 

 to this work until his health failed. 



The exploration was carried on as far as was possible 

 at the time, and the result has been that a large 





