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PREFACE. 



The past year has been marked by the creation of a new section, 

 and we must thank Mr, Scott for having made the arrangements 

 for it and for looking after it. Its object is to study the minute 

 under the microscope. We would especially urge all those who 

 are intending to enter the medical profession to join it. They will 

 haye to become familiar with microscope work and the sooner the 

 better. 



Further advance has been made in the arrangement of the 

 fossils in the museum, and as during the year two collections 

 were given to us, these are being incorporated in the general 

 collection. Mrs. Falkener has given us a large collection of fossils, 

 chiefly Jurassic and Cretaceous, and also some minerals. Each 

 specimen as it is placed in the general collection has attached to 

 the board on which it is mounted a label, on which is printed 

 " Falkener Collection," so that any one can see what beautiful 

 specimens belonged to this collection. They form a very valuable 

 addition to our collections. 



Mr. Buckman, who arranged our Jurassic fossils for us, and 

 who therefore knows the weak spots in our collection of specimens 

 from that geological period, has very kindly given us several 

 Jurassic fossils. These will still further enhance the value ot our 

 collection of local fossils, the point in which our Museum should 

 be strongest. 



