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A Porpoise caught in the River Avon has been added to 

 the Catacean series. 



The old Sloth-bear has been replaced by a newly-mounted 

 specimen of the Himalayan bear obtained from the London 

 Zoological Gardens. 



Assistance to Art Students. 



A new departure in museum work has been the formation 

 of series of mollusca, insecta and birds, chosen for their 

 decorative character. These have been taken from the 

 duplicate collections and presented to the St. George Higher 

 Grade School and the Colston's Boys' School ior use in their 

 Art Sections. These collections serve the purposes of studies 

 for form and design, and have been much appreciated. 



A similar and somewhat more ambitious scheme for aiding 

 art classes in the city has been carried out with the active 

 co-operation of Mr. R. E. J. Bush, A.R.E., A.R.C.A., Principal 

 of the Municipal Art School. 



Six series of birds, butterflies, moths, shells, etc., have 

 been prepared and sent to the Municipal Art School, from 

 whence they are distributed to the Evening Art Classes in 

 the city. The purposes of study served by these specimens 

 are quite numerous, and there is every likelihood that the 

 scheme will expand. 



Statistics, etc. 



The following are the comparative attendances during 

 the Bank Holiday weeks of the past two years : — 



Christmas . . . . 1909 



Easter 1910 



Whitsuntide 

 Aueust 



