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offices the Committee are indebted for the purchase of a lion on 

 very favourable terms. This the Museum Committee hope to have 

 in its place abont Christmas. Another important addition is the 

 bequest of a collection of Army and Navy Medals, which the 

 Committee have received through the executors of the late Mr. 

 "W. Litchfield, of Gei'ard Street. Special cases are being arranged 

 for these on the Museum corridor. Another important gift is that 

 of the " Hutton Memorial," secured through the efforts of Mr. 

 Sidney B Bckett, late of Derby and now of Birmingham. This 

 consists of a small collection of the famous Derby historian's 

 printed works, and also his portrait. The former have been placed 

 in the " Devonshire " Library, and the latter hung on the Museum 

 corridor. 



The buildings are in a good state of repair. Special expen- 

 diture has been incurred during the past year in building a small 

 wash-house at the Porter's lodge ; in providing a new entrance to 

 the basement on the Strand side, in order to obviate heavy goods 

 being brought in at the front entrance and carried down the steps ; 

 and the various parts of the building have been connected by tele- 

 phone. All these alterations were very much wanted, and their 

 provision is a great increase to the general convenience. 



An important change in the staff arrangements was necessitated 

 in March last, when Mr. H. M. Haywood, who had been Clerk to 

 the Committee for nearly twenty years, was appointed Chief Con- 

 stable of the borough. After consideration, the Committee unani- 

 mously decided to hand over his duties to the Librarian — an 

 arrangement which works well. The Committee would like to 

 place on record in this Report their sense of tbe valuable services 

 rendered to the Institution by Mr. H. M. Haywood during the 

 long period in which he held office, and of his unfailing courtesy 

 and zeal in the discharge of his duties. 



It is tbe duty of the Committee, in closing this Report, to 

 thank the numerous donors of books, magazines, newspapers, and 

 Museum specimens for their donations during the year just closed, 

 and to once more place on record their satisfaction with the way 

 in which Mr. Crowther and his staff discharge their duties both 

 to the Committee and to the public. 



On behalf of the Committee, 



GEORGE BOTTOMLEY, 

 October 27th, 1898. Chairman. 



