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UNITED STATES. 



The Government has, through Mr. Fish, replied that it is in communication 

 with the various departments and scientific institutions with the object of 

 forwarding the Exhibition. 



When men of this position in all branches of science have 

 given their adhesion to the programme of such an Exhi- 

 bition, its success might well be considered as secured. But 

 these gentlemen did not rest satisfied with merely giving 

 their names in recognition of its value : they have spared 

 no time and labour in making the undertaking a real 

 success. And the Lords of the Committee of Council on 

 Education feel assured that, in offering them their thanks 

 for their invaluable services, they convey not only their 

 own sentiments but the grateful recognition of their labours 

 by the country at large. 



It will be readily understood from what has been said 

 of the nature, scope, and method of the Exhibition that 

 a large staff was required, in addition to the permanent 

 staff of the Museum, to organise and arrange the collec- 

 tion in the limited time which could be afforded for that 

 purpose. Special arrangements had, therefore, to be made ; 

 and their Lordships have great satisfaction in recording 

 the names of those gentlemen who have rendered very 

 valuable services many of them as volunteers greatly 

 aiding the staff of the Museum in their laborious duties. 

 These were Captain Abney, RE. ; Dr. Atkinson ; Mr. Bart- 

 lett ; Dr. Brunton ; Dr. Biedermann ; Professor Crum- 

 Brown; Captain Fellowes, R.E. ; Professor Carey Foster; 

 Dr. Michael Foster ; Herr Kirchner ; Professor Goodeve ; 

 Dr. Guthrie ; Commander T. A. Hull, RN. ; Mr. Iselin ; 

 Mr. Judd ; Mr. Norman Lockyer ; Dr. R. J. Mann ; Mr. Cle- 

 ments Markham ; Professor H. MacLeod ; Professor Roscoe ; 

 Professor Shelley ; Dr. Burdon Sanderson ; Dr. Schuster ; 

 Dr. Voit ; and Mr. R Wylde. 



To those men of science, who, in this matter and in the 

 work of the General Committee and Sub-Committees, have 

 given much valuable time, and have afforded them the 

 benefit of their great knowledge and experience, the Lords 

 of the Committee of Council on Education feel their best 

 thanks are due, and they trust that the immediate success 

 and future results of the Exhibition, which owes so much to 



