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GRANTS FOR ANNUAL EXPENDITURE. 



(1882-83.) 



The grants for purchases were 1300 in both years ; for 1882-1884. 

 preparing, etc., 1600 and 820; for preparing and printing 

 catalogues, 1100 and 900; for zoological books, 3000 and 

 2500 ; for binding books, 250 in each year. 



DEPARTMENTAL LIBRARY. 

 (1882-83.) 



With the grants mentioned above good progress could be 

 made in the formation of the Departmental Library. The second 

 edition of the Zoological Catalogue (1882) contained 2638 titles, 

 which number had risen to 5362 at the end of 1883, calling for 

 the issue of a third edition, The work connected with this 

 service had devolved chiefly upon the Keeper, but required now 

 more time than he could spare, as the selection of subsequent 

 purchases became more and more difficult, and the collation and 

 supervision of binder's work required greater attention. The 

 Trustees granted him, therefore, for this duty the temporary 

 assistance of Mr. J. E. Harting as librarian of the Zoological 

 Library ; for several years, in fact almost until the time arrived 

 when the extraordinary grant by the Treasury was exhausted, 

 Mr. Harting attended to this duty. During 1883 the Keeper of 

 Zoology had also to undertake the control of the General Library, 

 of which a catalogue on the plan of that for Zoology was 

 prepared.* 



THE REMOVAL AND REARRANGEMENT. 

 (1882-84.) 



Towards the middle of 1882 two of the galleries in the 

 new Museum, the western gallery of the second floor and the 

 Cetacean room in the basement, were so far completed that a 

 beginning could be made with the removal of the zoological 

 collections. The osteological specimens, the study-series of 

 Mammalia, the entire collection of Mollusca, with a part of the 

 Corals and Sponges, were the first to be removed and deposited 

 in the galleries destined for their reception. Some other 

 collections which had to be removed on account of building 



* These catalogues of books were intended and prepared merely for 

 temporary departmental use, and no attempt was made at giving the titles 

 in their bibliographical completeness, 



