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tional Assistant, Mr. E. A. Smith, who assisted him in the 1862-1869. 



mounting and incorporation of miscellaneous smaller acquisitions. 



Strenuous efforts were made by Dr. Gray to cope with the 

 unarranged material in the entomological section. Mr. F. Smith, 

 later assisted by Mr. C. O. Waterhouse, had to take up in 

 succession the arrangement of several large Coleopterous families, 

 only to find a few years afterwards that new incoming 

 collections necessitated a renewed expansion of the arranged 

 material. Mr. F. Walker completed the arrangement of the 

 Moths, and was immediately employed on cataloguing the 

 Heteropterous Hemiptera and the Orthoptera, of which he finished 

 three and two parts, respectively, between 1867 and 1869. Mr. 

 A. G. Butler, recently appointed, commenced work on the 

 Diurnal Lepidoptera, cataloguing the specimens of the family 

 Satyridse. 



THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT. 

 (1862-69.) 



The staff of Assistants was increased from four to seven or 

 rather eight within this period ; Dr. Gray was thus enabled to 

 dispense in a great measure with the outside help to which he 

 had to resort in the preceding years. 



In 1862 Dr. A. Gunther was permanently appointed to a 

 Senior Assistantship, to take charge of the collections of Reptiles 

 and Fishes. 



In 1863 Mr. Adam White retired; in his place Mr. A. G. 

 Butler was appointed, and employed upon the entomological 

 collection temporarily ; he had to take up also Crustaceans, 

 Myriopoda and Arachnida. 



In 1865 Mr. A. W. E. O'Shaughnessy was transferred from 

 other Departments to the Superintendent of the Natural History 

 Departments, with instructions that he should assist Dr. Gunther 

 in his special work. 



In 1866 Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse was added as a Junior 

 Assistant to the entomological section, and took up Coleoptera 

 for his special study almost from the beginning. 



In 1867 Mr. E. A. Smith was appointed in the same class of 

 Assistants, to share with Dr. Baird the work on the enormous 

 collections of Mollusca and " Lower Animals." 



At this period Dr. Gray retained for temporary employment 

 only the services of Mr. F. Walker. Mr. Wollaston and Dr. 



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