NEW CASES AND THEIR CONTENTS. 



During the year the Committee have provided four 

 new upright cases, two of which were referred to in the 

 last report as being intended for the reception of the fine 

 series of prehistoric pottery, stone vases, flint implements, 

 &c, which had been presented by the Committee of the 

 Egypt Exploration Fund, and for the objects belonging 

 to the same period which were lent by Mr. F. F. Tuckett, 

 and Mr. Alfred E. Hudd. The two other cases were 

 intended for the reception of the unique collection of art 

 metal work, and other industries, together with domestic 

 and warlike appliances, of the native races of Sikkim 

 and Tibet, which Mr. A. W. Paul has kindly placed on 

 deposit in the Museum. These cases with their valuable 

 contents have proved a great attraction to visitors, and 

 latterly the Committee had the pleasure of receiving 

 further gifts from the year's exhibits of the Egypt Ex- 

 ploration Cornmittee for the enrichment of the collec- 

 tions ; whilst Mr. Paul also added to his already large 

 collection, some exceedingly fine specimens. The cases 

 thus provided are all upon the same model, and are 

 intended to illustrate the form of case, and the material, 

 which the Committee have adopted as the most effective 

 and durable. A suitable case was also provided for the 

 large and interesting collection of Mexican objects, 

 deposited by Miss Breton, of Bath, who has resumed 

 her travels in Mexico. In this connection the Com- 

 mittee would also mention with much pleasure, that the 

 suggestion they threw out in the last report, that one of 

 the large oak cases provided in 1899 might appro- 

 priately be fitted up as an Arctic Case, was adopted by 

 the Ex-High Sheriff, Mr. George Alfred Wills, during 

 his year of office; and that steps are being taken to 

 carry out his generous intention of paying the cost 

 of so fitting it up. 



