GREENOCK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Summary ot IRcport ot Committee of /IDuseum anD 

 Xecture 1ball, 



For Year ending 31st December, 1888. 



During the year a marble tablet to the memory of the late Mr. 

 James M'Lean was erected by the trustees. Along with the marble 

 bust of Mr. M'Lean which stands in the Museum, it forms a fitting 

 memorial to that gentleman who with so great liberality erected 

 and endowed the Museum and Hall. 



A very valuable addition to the antiquities in the Museum is 

 the interesting collection sent by Miss Edwards, Hon. Secretary of 

 the Egypt Exploration Fund, through Mr. Patterson, our Chairman. 



For several years the Committee have given special attention to 

 the formation of a thoroughly good collection of British birds. This 

 year the addition of no less than 141 has been made. Most of 

 these are specimens of very rare birds. Twenty-four particularly 

 beautiful specimens were brought from America by Mr. G. R. 

 M'Dougall, of which he presented a number of the most valuable. 



In June the loan from the Art Collection of South Kensington 

 was renewed as usual, the four cases being filled with a beautiful 

 display of works and manufactures. 



The Committee have for some years wished to obtain models 

 representing the inventions of Watt, and, in addition to that, have 

 more recently entertained the idea of forming a collection of ship 

 models, to illustrate chiefly the rise and progress of steam shipping. 

 They appeal to the shipbuilders of Port-Glasgow and Greenock to 

 assist them. Mr. James Reid, of Port-Glasgow, has promised a 

 duplicate model of the " Comet." 



The trustees of the British Museum have during the year 

 supplemented their valuable gift of July, 1887, by four volumes of 

 catalogues. 



