■i GENERAL REPORT. 



opinion of Librarians, and are regarded as models of what such 

 buildings should be. For this we are much indebted to the long 

 experience and thought of our Chief Librarian. 



The Museum has made great strides towards completion, and in a 

 few months will be practically finished. The extent and quality of 

 the specimens exhibited, their classification and arrangement, have 

 been greatly admired by Naturalists. To Dr. Forbes and his 

 Assistants (Mr. Clubb and Mr. Laverock) the thanks of the Com- 

 mittee are due for giving us a Museum which, in popular attractive- 

 ness and successful arrangement, is admittedly only second to the 

 British Museum. 



The Autumn Exhibition of Pictures proved, as usual, very attrac- 

 tive, and was quite equal to any of our exhibitions in interest and 

 merit. Further additions have been made to the permanent collec- 

 tion, and the question of finding additional Gallery space presses 

 with increasing urgency. 



WILLIAM B. FORWOOD, 



Chairman. 



