52 MUSEUMS. 



MlNERALOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT. 



The following are the acquisitions in this Department : — 



Seven specimens of Minerals from New South Wales and Tasmania 

 (F. 28. 1. 1901. 1-5); presented by Mr. James MacLeod. 



Over one hundred specimens of Rocks and Minerals from the 

 excavations for the new Liverpool Reservoir near Prescot (F. 6. 5. 1901. 

 1-9; 30. 5. 1901. 1-4; 10. 6. 1901. 1-8; 20. 6. 1901. 1-3; 27. 6. 1901. 

 1-5; 6. 7. 1901. 1-7; 1. 8. 1901. 1-2; 4. 9. 1901. 1-2: 25. 9. 1901. 

 1-4; 3. 10. 1901. 1-3; 14. 10. 1901. 1; 8. 11. 1901. 1-6; 28. 11. 

 1901. 1-2) ; collected by Mr. Wm. S. Laverock. 



Six pieces of Quartz from the Gold Coast (F. 20. 5. 1901. 1); 

 presented by Mr. T. Addequay, Cape Coast Castle, per Mi-. A. Richard. 



One piece of banded Carbonate of Lime from the 7 ft. mine, "West 

 Leigh Collieries (F. 20. 5. 1901. 2); presented by Mr. Stephen Nelson. 



About sixty specimens of Minerals from various localities (F. 23. 5. 

 1901. 1-13, &c.) ; presented by Mr. Alexander Sparrow. 



Large slab of grey calcareous Sandstone with ripple-like markings, 

 from Ince Hall Collieries, Wigan (F. 29. 7. 1901. 1): presented by 

 Councillor J. S. Harmood Banner. 



Collection of Marbles and other specimens found with no register 

 number and now referred to register of this year (F. 31. 12. 1901. 

 1-28). 



The Aquarioi. 



The Aquarium continues to be one of the chief attractions of the 

 Museum ; special interest being taken in the Mud, the Walking and 

 the Electrical Cat Fishes. 



Our efforts to keep in good health and condition the various tropical 

 animals, have proved fairly successful, but the want of proper 

 accommodation for living Mammals (Monkeys, etc.) necessitates the 

 removal of them when received to the Zoological Gardens, London. 

 The warm water tanks for the accommodation of West African Fishes 

 are altogether inadequate, both the mud-fishes and electric cat fishes 

 suffering from the small space available for them, 



