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In this place it is due to Mr. R. C. Kermode and to 

 Mr. P. T. Smith to record that the special thanks of the 

 Society have been given to the former for a very hberal 

 donation of Tasmanian Insects in a valuable cabinet ; and 

 to the latter for his generosity in presenting a first-class 

 Microscope (by Ross) furnished vrith many accessories and 

 mounted objects. 



Mr. A. Simson has also been a donor of numerous 

 mineralogical and other specimens from the George's Bay 

 District. 



For the past six vreeks the Museum has been thrown 

 open to the public on Sundays for a few hours in the after- 

 noon. The experiment has been attended with marked 

 success. The attendance has been very large and orderly, 

 and many who have hitherto been prevented by their 

 avocations from visiting the Museum have gladly availed 

 themselves of the opportunity now afforded them of doing 

 so. 



The number of visitors to the Museum was 22,463, 

 being an increase of 3737 on that of 1876. 



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