The great event of the year is the presentation to the 

 College of the magnificent Courage Collection of Birds and 

 Animals. This collection which was made by the late Mr. 

 Harold Mitchell Courage who entered Boyne House in 

 September, 1874, was bequeathed to us last year. 



The Collection will be placed in the spot hitherto filled by 

 the bicycles, modelling shed and dark room. This is now 

 being roofed over by a handsome roof, and a doorway will 

 be made in the end wall of the present Museum, so that 

 there will be a direct communication between the two rooms. 

 One consequence of this arrangement is that the dark room 

 has emerged from its sequestered spot and come boldly into 

 the light of the quadrangle, where all may see how very insuffi- 

 cient it is for a section which boasts so many members as does 

 the Photographic Section. 



The cases with Ethnological exhibits have been moved 

 back into the Museum from the Library and in consequence 

 the Museum is now very inconveniently crowded. 



Part of one of the show cases is now filled with a small 

 series of bird skulls and bird breast bones arranged very 

 carefully and with beautiful hand-drawn and coloured explana- 

 tory diagrams by Mr. L. Mott, to whose kindness in doing 

 this the Society is deeply indebted. This collection fills a very 

 important gap in our exhibits, nothing in the Comparative 

 Anatomy line having before been shown. 



A list of the presentations to the Museum will be found in 

 the Report. The Collection of Butterflies and Moths by 

 C. H. Stockley, Esq., and presented by T. F. Cooke, C. , is 

 especially to be noticed. This has been incorporated in the 

 main collection, and has filled many gaps and enabled many 

 poor specimens to be replaced by good ones. 



At the close of this year we have to look back with regret 

 on the loss to the Society of many well-tried members, chief 

 amongst these must be mentioned M. M. L. Currie, T. A. 



