58 MUSE! \l-. 



Botanical. 

 Plants ... ... ... 1,462 Species. ... ... 2,535 Specimens. 



Geological and Mineralogical. 

 Rocks and Minerals... ... ... ... ... 55 Specimens. 



B.-MAYER MUSEUM. 



(a) GeneSal. 



In the Upper Gallery are being re-arranged illustrations of the 

 history and handiwork of the various families of the Mongolian race. 

 The balcony of the Main Hall, the Main Hall itself, and the ground 

 floor of the Mayer Museum are all devoted to illustrations of the 

 History, Art and Craft of the Caucasian Peoples. 



During the past year, wall and other cases have been placed in the 

 Main Hall, to house the extensive collection of Egyptian Antiquities 

 removed from the Mayer basement, which has been arranged in 

 chronological order, from the pre-dynastic to the Roman periods. 



The basement is now exclusively devoted to Melanian Ethnology. 

 Special attention is being devoted to the African collections. In 

 regard to this department, the special thanks of the Committee 

 are due to Sir Alfred Jones, and through his personal influence to 

 the Members of the West African Section of the Chamber of 

 Commerce, for the great interest they have shown in it, and the most 

 generous offer they have made to assist in rendering it as complete 

 a representation as possible of the Ethnology of West Africa, the 

 region with which Liverpool is so intimately in relation. "Within a 

 short period tlie West African collection will have been transferred 

 to theii new location, when the Director hopes to be able to avail 

 himself of their offer to supplement the existing deficiencies. 

 Numerous objects from that region have been received, as in previous 

 years, from Mr. A. Ridyard, Chief Engineer in the service of Messrs. 

 Elder, Dempster & Co., who have, as for many years past, been 

 so helpful to the Museum. 



