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Island, where the collector could not venture beyond the 
range of the rifles of his guard. The few Hope specimens, 
also captured by C. M. Woodford, are all from the best-known 
island, Guadalcanar. The South and Central American 
specimens, constituting by far the greatest part of the Collec- 
tion which is now presented, are of much greater scientific 
value than those which were purchased in 1895, and than 
the majority of the Hope specimens from the same localities, 
because of the greater accuracy and precision of their 
geographical data. To obtain specimens with such data 
it would be necessary again to send out, and maintain on 
the spot for many years, the best living collectors. From 
these considerations some conception of the great value of 
the gift may be arrived at. 
The cost involved in the acceptance of (the cilt visas 
follows :— | 
(1) Transfer of specimens to Oxford. 
This has been paid for out of the income of the Hope 
Department, and amounts to about 415. [The cost was 
under 412. 4h. BaP. May 44, 1697,| 
(2) Re-setting, printing, naming, arranging. 
Most of this work has been done: it will be completed 
(including the printing) by the Departmental staff without 
any extra expense to the University. 
(3) Cabinets. 
New cabinets are imperatively needed for the present 
Collections, which are densely overcrowded; and apart from 
the Godman-Salvin gift, it would have been necessary for me 
to apply soon to the University for a grant nearly as large as 
may be involved by its acceptance, for a large proportion 
of these specimens will occupy the spaces which would have 
been necessarily left blank in the rearrangement of the present 
Collections, while others will replace specimens which are in 
bad condition. 
The right arrangement now would be to raise a sum of 
£600 for the purchase of 10 cabinets of 60 drawers, each 
made in 3 sections of 20 drawers, all the drawers to be made 
interchangeable. I have already concluded a contract with 
