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1882-83. 



In the course of these two years the zoological collections 

 were removed into their new home at South Kensington. The 

 removal was carried out intermittently, the sequence in which 

 the several collections followed one another being determined by 

 the requirements of the architectural alterations in the old build- 

 ing as much as by the state of preparedness of the new galleries. 

 Thus, in the intervals of the removal, some members of the staff 

 were able to proceed with their ordinary duties, and a short 

 notice of the work done independently of the removal will be 

 inserted here, and will be followed by a connected description of 

 the removal itself. 



ADDITIONS TO THE STAFF. 



The Treasury gave their consent to the appointment of a 

 First-class Assistant for the care of the collections of Reptiles 

 and Fishes; the Principal Trustees appointed Mr. G. A. Boulenger, 

 who had been working at these collections for more than a year. 

 Tliis appointment was most opportune, as an experienced Assistant 

 was much required for the removal of the spirit-collection and 

 its rearrangement in the new spirit-building. 



The Treasury also sanctioned the addition of two Second-class 

 Assistants to the staff, and the Trustees appointed to these posts 

 Mr. W. B. Ogilvie-Grant and Mr. 7. /. Quelcli ; the latter was 

 directed to engage in the study of the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and 

 Polyzoa, so as to allow Mr. Ridley to give more of his time to the 

 arrangement of Sponges. Mr. Quelch resigned his post in 1886 

 having been appointed to the curatorship of the Museum of 

 Georgetown, British Guiana. Mr. Ogilvie-Grant, not long after 

 his appointment, was definitely transferred to the Bird Room, 

 where additional help was urgently required. 



To assist in mechanical labours, two other Boy-attendants 

 and an Articulator were added to the Department. 



The Trustees made a most beneficial change in the duties of 

 the Attendants (thirteen in number) in the new Museum. At 

 Bloomsbury the majority of these men had been employed chiefly 

 in guarding and cleaning the galleries and dusting the cases. 

 They were now relieved of this duty, and became available for 

 direct assistance in the work on the collections. They were an 

 intelligent and trustworthy body of men and gladly welcomed 

 this change ; they were assigned to the various branches of the 

 Department, and. under the instruction of the Assistants, soon 



