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Mineralogy and Geology. 



Mention has already been made of the difficulties presented 

 by this department. During the year the whole question 

 of development has been thoroughly considered, and a 

 scheme of re-organisation prepared. The scheme will entail 

 the provision of new cases throughout, and of the separation 

 of purely palaeontological material from that illustrating 

 stratigraphy. It is proposed, if means can be obtained, 

 to divide up the whole of the collection into series 

 illustrative of Crystallography, Mineralogy, Petrology, 

 Physical Geology, Stratigraphy and Palaeontology ; to 

 make special series of the useful minerals and rocks of the 

 West of England, and to bring the reserve collections into 

 close relationship with the exhibited series to which they 

 naturally belong. 



The scheme has been designed to supply the needs of 

 landowners, quarry and colliery masters, builders and others 

 engaged in various industries, whilst at the same time specially 

 adapting the exhibit to University and students' use. 



Private benevolence will be required to render the scheme 

 an accomplished fact, as the Museum income is almost 

 entirely expended in maintenance. 



Invertebrate Zoology. 



Additions from store and by purchase and gift have been 

 made to almost every division. The cabinet series of insects 

 has been considerably increased by the incorporation of 

 the large collections of all groups formerly exhibited in the 

 upper room. 



The remounting and rearrangement of the British 

 Coleoptera has made good progress in the hands of Mr. C. 

 Bartlett, whilst Mr. G. C. Griffiths has, for a seventh year, 

 continued his labours upon the increasing collection of 

 Lepidoptera. 



