insect series removed to the side desk cases, where they 

 can be examined much more readily than before. 



A series of stems damaged by twining plants has been 

 prepared and placed in the central desk cases. 



The Colonial series of timbers has been increased by the 

 addition of 30 examples of West African hard woods collected 

 on the Gold Coast, and presented by Mr. V. C. Newbery. 



The Agent-General for Western Australia presented on 

 behalf of his Government two large logs of Jarrah and Karri. 

 From the log of Jarrah a section has been cut and polished 

 and placed on exhibition. The successive yearly rings have 

 been marked off upon a scale running from the centre to the 

 circumference, and various contemporary events in Bristol 

 history have been written opposite certain of the annual 

 woody rings. 



Invertebrate Zoology. 



The task of bringing together the scattered collections 

 and numerous donations of insects in the Museum has been 

 completed. It is now possible to form a clear idea of the 

 whole insect series. It is gratifying to find that these are not 

 only fairly representative of the Insecta as a whole, but 

 include subsidiary collections of some value. 



Paramount importance attaches to the Greville Smyth 

 Collection of Lepidoptera and the Watkins' Collection of 

 Gloucestershire insects, the latter forming, as it does, one of 

 the finest county series known. It is contained in three 

 cabinets, and 46 drawers, and includes 845 genera and 1,831 

 species. An important series is that of the Barton Collection 

 of Buprestidas, which includes several types. 



The Charbonnier Collection of Diptera is representative 

 of a useful group not usually as well represented in museums 

 as it ought to be. The collection of British Coleoptera 

 brought together by Mr. Bartlett forms a useful and remark- 

 ably well-arranged series. 



