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Nearly 4000 specimens of Articulata, of which about one half are alco- 

 holic, have been received during the year, from 54 persons and collections, 

 nearly as follows : Hymenoptera 343, Lepidoptera 219, Diptera 250, Coleop- 

 tera 913, Orthoptera 30, Hemiptera 75, Neuroptera 50, Spiders 1000, Myria- 

 podes 50, Crustaceans 800, Worms 100. 



Mr. Robinson, ETHNOLOGICAL CURATOR, reported that, since the last 

 annual meeting, the Ethnological Department has been added to by sixty- 

 three donors, who gave upwards of one hundred donations, many comprising 

 several articles. Of these, forty are War-relics; twelve are Ancient articles; 

 seven persons gave thirty Indian relics, among these are several specimens 

 exhumed at Salem Neck, the most curious being a pot made of soap stone 

 which was found in a grave with several arrow-heads and other articles. 



The number of Postage Stamps has been increased from eighty to one 

 hundred and seventy-five, and they are now placed upon white paper iu one 

 of the small end cases. 



During the year, one hundred and twenty-five specimens of Confederate 

 paper currency have been presented, besides several specimens of Continental 

 currency. Both the Confederate and Continental currency is to be placed, at 

 some future day, in books of a suitable nature for their exhibition. The 

 best and more curious specimens, however, have been arranged in the' small 

 end cases where they may be seen by all visitors. 



Thus it will be seen that, although only one hundred donations have been 

 noticed, there has been an actual receipt of four hundred and fifty articles. 



During the year the room has been cleaned and all the cases have been 

 kept almost entirely free from moths. 



The South-Pacific war implements have been rearranged, and the South 

 American implements placed beside them, thereby greatly adding to the good 

 appearance of the room. The two models of native boats have been swung 

 across the room, leaving considerable space on the top of the case that they 

 occupied for other articles. The large table in the centre of the room has 

 been covered with the war relics which were too large to be placed in the cases. 



The collection is in good order, and, as far as room will permit, is ar- 

 ranged in a proper manner. 



In the last report it was mentioned that the collection was much crowd- 

 ed, and the accession of four hundred articles, mary of them large, makes 

 it still more so ; yet we shall endeavor to find room for all articles our kind 

 friends are willing to send. 



The book in which visitors are requested to record their names is kept 

 in the Historical room, and it is estimated from the number of names en- 

 tered in the book, and from the fact that but a small proportion of the visi- 

 tors leave their names, that from seven to eight thousand persons have been 

 benefitted by the freedom of the rooms during the year. 



