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The Committee have in contemplation the entire rearrange- 
ment of the Museum, so as to render it, as far as possible more 
useful as a place of study. At present, the cases are so placed 
that it is impossible to get at them with any degree of comfort. 
This has been owing to the fact that the large room has at 
different times been used for lectures: this, in future, will be 
discontinued. 
During the past year a fresh element has been introduced 
in the way of teaching. This did not owe its origin to the Society, 
but I think we may say its success was, in a measure, assured by 
the support it met with from our members. We allude to the 
course of Geological Lectures given by Mr. Soxzas, under the 
Cambridge University Extension Scheme. Here we had sound 
consecutive teaching, such as would help to train up young 
Geologists and so strengthen our Society. It is greatly to be 
. hoped that we may again have the privilege of hearing Mr. Sorzas 
or some other equally gifted teacher of science, during the ensuing 
winter. This systematic teaching, by really competent persons 
chosen by the University, has superseded, and it is hoped will 
supersede the Elementary Free Lectures given by our Society; for, 
although the University Lectures are paid for by those who attend, 
they are at so moderate a rate, and of so valuable a quality, that 
they well merit continued support. 
It will be seen, from the Treasurer’s Statement of Accounts, 
that although the income of the Society has been larger than in 
any previous year, the expenditure has been so much in excess of 
the receipts as to absorb nearly the whole of the balance with 
which the year was commenced; this is, however, chiefly ex- 
plained by the purchase of the bookcase and the cabinet for birds 
and insects before-mentioned, both of which were felt to be 
absolutely necessary, and which account for nearly the whole 
amount put down for furniture and fittings. 
The expenditure under the head of printing, Kc., also shews 
a large increase ; but in this amount is included the cost of the 
catalogue of the Society's Library, referred to in last year’s 
Report, but which is included in this year’s accounts ; this, how- 
