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To the continued generous assistance of Mr. A. Ridyard, Chief 

 Engineer (S.S. "Niger"), the Museum is again indebted for a very 

 large number of specimens, illustrative of West African Ethnography ; 

 to "the co-operation of Messrs. A. Forman, John Newberry, G. W. 

 Stokes, S. Smith, H. L. Jones, and other friends in West Africa, who 

 have kindly interested themselves in obtaining for this Museum 

 specimens of the handiwork of the various tribes amongst which they 

 are located ; and to the kindness of Messrs. Elder, Dempster & Co., for 

 kindly allowing all goods to come freight free. The Assistant Curator, 



Mr. P. Entwistle, has been constantly employed in labelling specimens 

 and in adding to them explanatory drawings and photographs, which 



add greatly to the interest and value of the collection. Additions of 



enlarged photographs illustrative of the Races of Mankind are being 



made as rapidly as they can be prepared. 



(b) Loans and Deposits. 



The following objects were lent as below : — 



The two under-mentioned Manuscripts have been lent to Dr. Priebsch, 

 University College, : — 



Psalter (German), 12th-13th century (M. 12004). 

 Breviary (German), 15th century (M. 12010). 



The manuscripts lent to the Pakeographical Society, University 

 College, i.e., " History of the World, Sacred and Profane," upon a roll 

 of vellum 22 feet long, Italian? 13th century (M. 12017) ; and 

 "Selections from the Fathers, SS. Augustine, Gregory, Anselm, &c," 

 English, early 14th century (M. 12036), have been safely returned. 



(c) Exchanges. 

 An exchange was effected with Mrs. John Crosby Brown, of New 

 York, of specimens of duplicate Musical Instruments, and of 

 photographs of instruments in this Museum, viz. : — 



(1.) Double Iron Bell (2. 7. 72. 10.), Gaboon River, West Africa. 



(2.) Kroo-boy Rattle (9. 7. 95. 28.), Liberia, West Africa. 



(3.) Iron Bell (30. 8, <o6. 22.), Central Africa. 



(4.) Photograph of a native with drum, Taupota, S.E. New Guinea. 



(5.) Photograph of a Marimba, from Bonny River, W. Africa. 



(6.) Photograph of a Marimba, from S.W. Africa. 



