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present, the collections of Natural History and Geology, 
form a good educational medium for all classes, and it is of 
the utmost importance to maintain and increase its efficiency. 
Some new Cabinets have been lately procured for the 
Geological Collection, now rapidly increasing, the cases are 
less crowded then they were, but many improvements might 
still be effected. 
Though some of the desiderata have been filled up, there 
are several Formations which are still very defective, 
amongst which may be enumerated the following :—The 
Eocene Tertiaries, especially those of Ryde, Cowes, Sconce, 
Headon Hill, Hordwell, Barton, and Bracklesham. London 
Clay fossils from Sheppey and Bognor, Upper and Lower 
Greensand, Great Oolite, Devonian and Lower Silurian will 
will be very acceptable. The aid of the members is parti- 
cularly requested in procuring fossils from the County, 
especially those of the Lias, Keuper, and Permian, as it 
should be the chief aim of all Local Museums to have as 
fine a suite as possible from the Strata which occur in the 
immediate neighbourhood, and this the Warwickshire 
Natural History Society has endeavoured to carry out. 
The collection of Minerals is still in the same condition 
and requires complete re-arrangement; and it would be a 
great advantage to the Society if some member acquainted 
with Mineralogy would either kindly undertake its re-adjust- 
ment or obtain a friend who would do so. 
The Birds are in excellent order, and form a very 
instructive collection. 
