19 



Bamboo Tube. 



Calabash. 



Stool, from Coomasie. 



Eathenware Bowl ... ... ... S. America. 



Two Funnels ... ... ... ... New Zealand. 



Ten Pieces of Tappa Cloth ... Sandwich Islands. 



Spoons, from " Igheghe " ... ... W. Africa. 



Foot Rest ... ... ... ... New Zealand. 



Three Earthenware Bowls ... ... S.America. 



Carved Box ... ... ... ... W.Africa? 



Hammock ... ... ... ... Rio Brancho. 



Coat made of intestines of Seals (Eumetopias stelleri) 



Blow Pipe ... ... ... ... S. America. 



Paddle ... ... ... ... New Zealand. 



Model of a Birch-bark Canoe ... ... N. America. 



Pair of Snow Shoes? ... ... ... Do. 



Model of a Canoe ... ... ... New Zealand. 



Science Cabinets for Schools. 



These Cabinets, each containing a series of specimens representative 

 of some one group of Natural History, have for some years been from 

 month to month distributed in rotation to different District Schools in 

 the City, for the purpose of illustrating short Natural History lectures 

 given to the pupils on the subject of its contents by the Teachers. 



An examination of these Cabinets has shown that the series of 

 specimens and the notes accompanying them are capable of considerable 

 improvement. It is intended, therefore, during the coming year, to 

 re-arrange the whole series, selecting more characteristic specimens, and 

 such as are better calculated to arrest the attention and interest of the 

 pupils, into representative groups in number equal to the lessons which 

 can conveniently be given in one year, say 15 to 20 (or one a fortnight) 

 by each school, so that during the year each Teacher may be able, if so 

 desirous, to present to his or her pupils a complete but comprehensive 

 synopsis of the Animal or Vegetable Kingdom. 



These Cabinets will be arranged in ascending series from the lower to 

 the higher, both of plants and of animals. The accompanying notes will 

 be much more ample than heretofore, while they and the labels will also 

 be explained in perfectly simple language. It is also intended to issue 



