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 GEOLOGY. 



The work commenced the previous year upon the 

 Cambrian and Silurian fossils was brought to a stop 

 for lack of adequate space. The collection of plant 

 fossils from the Bristol and Somerset Coalfield were 

 then worked over, rearranged, and supplied with 

 printed labels. It was hoped that this work would 

 result in increased room being provided for other 

 sections, a hope which failed to be justified, as it was 

 found so many specimens were of special interest or 

 of such excellence, that no reduction of space could be 

 attempted. The large collection of material derived 

 from Pleistocene caves has been entirely rearranged 

 and remounted, descriptive labels, maps, sections, and 

 photographs being added, in order to make the collections 

 as useful and interesting as possible. It was again found 

 impossible to shorten up this section without altogether 

 cutting out material of great importance derived from 

 some one or more of the numerous West of England 

 bone-caves, and even without a reduction of space, it 

 was found necessary to add much to store to relieve the 

 crowded condition of the cases. The work of the 

 present year has emphasized more than ever before that 

 the Museum possesses an embarrassment of riches in the 

 quantity and quality of its collections, which can only 

 be dealt with satisfactorily by the provision of much 

 more exhibition space for every section. 



ZOOLOGY. 



Local Series. — The local collection of birds and 

 mammals has received notable additions during the year 

 from Mr. L. T. C. Thatcher and Alderman John Walls. 

 The series is still retained in the old wall cases of what 

 was formerly the reptile room, but new dust-proof cases 



