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the Museum of Downside College, near Bath. This 

 proved a very extensive series, the Australian 

 mammalian specimens being especially noteworthy. 



The Trustees of the British Museum, and the 

 Fishery Branch of the Irish Board of Agriculture, have 

 given large donations of zoological material, the col- 

 lections from the Irish Fishery Branch being rich in 

 rare deep-sea fish, and other forms from the West 

 coast of Ireland. 



The geological collections have been enriched by 

 the " Braikenridge Collection," which includes a series 

 of fossils, remarkable for their perfection, and the care 

 and skill which have been exercised in freeing them 

 from the matrix. 



The use of the museum collections by Art students 

 has considerably increased during the year) 798 visits 

 having been paid by students and 82 visits by Art 

 Teachers. 



Lectures and demonstrations have been given at 

 every available opportunity, a special series of ten 

 lectures being delivered to the students of the Merchant 

 Venturers' Secondary School. The attendance of pupils 

 from elementary and other schools has gone up from 

 1,660 to 2,541, a most gratifying increase. The 

 increasing use of the museum collections for educational 

 purposes is a satisfactory commentary upon the efforts 

 made by the Committee to create a useful and virile 

 institution. 



The Economic Series of Injurious Insects have 

 maintained their interest to agriculturists and market 

 gardeners, and at the special request of the authorities 

 were exhibited at the Glastonbury Agricultural Show, 

 and the Exeter Show of the Bath and West and 

 Southern Counties Society. 



