ANNUAL EEPORT ON THE PERAK MUSEUM 

 FOR 1896. 



By L. Wrat, Jun. 



CASES. 



During the year two 24 -feet by 4|-feet table cases were 

 built to replace four old cases containing the collection of 

 Malayan weapons. Two 15 -feet by 4|-feet table cases were 

 glazed with plate in place of common glass, and a large pier 

 case was also glazed with plate glass. Five new insect cabinets, 

 on a novel plan of construction, were partly built. These latter 

 are to take the insects wliich cannot be put out into the exhibi- 

 tion cases. 



A sum of S 460.22 was expended on case building, while 

 all the glazing, varnishing, painting, etc., was done by the 

 Museum staff. 



LABELS. 



Type written labels have now nearly entirely replaced the 

 old hand written ones, and about a thousand cards for the 

 Library Card Catalogue were also type written. 



ETHNOGRAPHY. 



Further extensive additions have been made to the collec- 

 tion of Malay silver work, 96 pieces ha^dug been purchased. 

 This brings the nmuber up to over 400 pieces in all. 



Mr. E. W. Birch presented a very fine example of an early 

 Malayan tombstone, obtained from the Bruas district. This 

 is the second now in the collection. A niunber of beautifully 

 executed models of Siamese boats were purchased, and a con- 

 siderable number of Malayan household appliances, traps, fish- 

 ing gear, games, etc., were collected, while a few weapons were 

 added to the already large series of these objects previously 

 obtained. 



The great requirement in this section is more space. Three 

 times the present floor space could easily l)e filled without going 

 outside the Malayan region. Another class of exhibit for which 



