14 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 
15,000 have visited the Museum in the past year. ‘The number 
is continually increasing, and when it becomes known that we 
have so much that is interesting and attractive, the number of 
visitors will probably increase. There are comparatively few 
persons, even in New Jersey, that know what a fine museum the 
State possesses, as we have not tried to advertise it. 
WANTS OF THE MUSEUM. 
We are greatly in need of more room. Ewery part of the 
space in the present museum rooms is occupied, and many of 
the cases are crowded with specimens. . 
In order to build the new addition to the State House it was 
necessary to demolish the building where the new addition was 
to be erected. In the third story of this old part of the State 
House was one of the rooms in which we had a part of our 
educational exhibit. We were, of course, obliged to remove 
it. The only place we had for storage was in the other room 
containing educational exhibits. By this method it filled the 
room so full that we were obliged to close it, thus locking up 
nearly all of the educational exhibits. As the rooms in the new 
building are for other purposes, we shall have no room for this 
material. There should-surely be some provision made for them. 
As the new Museum hall, finished in 1902, is full, we have 
many specimens that cannot be placed on exhibition, and are 
continually receiving new specimens, more room should be pro- 
vided for them. The Museum Commission urgently recom- 
mend that more room be at once furnished them for the Museum. 
The Geological Survey are now obliged to rent room outside 
for their chemical laboratory. ‘There should be room for this 
in or near the Museum. This we cannot too strongly urge—the 
necessity for more space. 
We have added for the Geological Department three new 
combination cabinets with storage space under the show cases, 
which are a great improvement over the old ones. We are in 
need of at least two more of the same kind. 
