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An interesting series of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities has been 

 received from the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, and the 

 Egyptian Research Account. 



Arrangements were made with Major-General H. G. Robley. ot 

 London, for the exhibition on loan of his rare collection of objects 

 illustrative of the Art Work of the Maoris of Xew Zealand. Since its 

 exhibition numerous visitors have specially visited the Museum to see it. 

 Again, we would record the generous assistance of Mr. A. Ridyard, 

 Chief Engineer, S S. " Niger," in bringing home for this Museum several 

 highly interesting and, in some cases, unique objects for the "Y\ est 

 African section of the Ethnographical Gallery ; also, the assistance 

 rendered in this direction through Mr. Ridyard. by Messrs A. Forman. 

 G. W. .Stokes, J. Newberry, S. Smith, H. L. Jones, J. E. Gibney, and 

 F. R. C. Ludderodt on the coast, who have been ever ready to obtain for 

 the collection special wants : and to Messrs. Elder, Dempster & Co., for 

 kindly allowing goods to come freight free. 



The collections illustrative of the Arts and Crafts of Primitive Races, 

 as illustrated in the Ethnographical Gallery, has increased so rapidly 

 during the past two years as to completely congest the present 

 exhibition rooms. The question of allotting a more extensive suite of 

 rooms for its proper exhibition will soon be necessary. 



The West African section of the Ethnographical Gallery has 

 increased so rapidly as to necessitate the allotment of additional space 

 for its better exhibition. This has been provided by removing the 

 Australian and part of the New Guinea exhibits from the East side 

 of the gallery, and devoting the vacant -pace to West African. 

 The whole of the East side of the gallery now contains West 

 African exhibits. It is expected when the African Merchants of 

 Liverpool co-operate in assisting to make the collection thoroughly 

 representative of that great country, the present gallery will be too 

 small to hold the exhibits illustrative of the arts and crafts of the 

 native races of Africa alone. The Assistant Curator, Mr. P. Entwistle, 

 has been constantly employed in labelling specimens, and adding to them 

 explanatory drawings and photographs, which add greatly to the interest 

 and value of the collection, as well as the preparation of the series of 

 enlargements of the Races of Mankind, for the Anthropological Room 

 and the British Museum, and the illustrations for the " Bulletin of 

 Mustums.' 



