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REPOET — 1887. 



Some of these were afterwards found to have been sold or otherwise 

 dispersed. Some had never been actually established. Some were erro- 

 neously named ; others were art galleries only ; and in a few cases two 

 museums in the same town had been united into one. As a final result 

 we have found 211 museums which seem properly to come within the 

 scope of our inquiry. 



In addition to this preliminary list we drew up a series of questions 

 arranged in two schedules, A and B. Schedule A contained seven ques- 

 tions relating to primary statistics, intended to be incorporated in a 

 published list. Schedule B contained thirty-six questions on matters of 

 detail. These schedules were printed with space for replies, and posted, 

 with copies of the pi-eliminary list of museums and a printed circular 

 explaining the object in view, to ' The Curator ' of nearly every museum 

 on the list. 



Schedule A. 



1. Name of town and county. 2. Name of museum and street or building in 

 which it is situated. 3. Date of foundation or opening, ft. Name and address of 

 curator or other principal oflScer. 5. List of collections and of subjects illustrated, 



6. On what terms aud at what hours is the museum open to the public ? 7. Re- 

 marks. 



Date, Signature of Curator, 



Schedule B. 



1. By whom was the museum founded ? 2. To whom does it now belong ? 3. How 

 is it supported ? 4. How is it governed ? 5. State in round numbers the annual 

 cost of maintenance, %iz. : — Rent aud taxes ; salaries and wages ; cases ; purchase of 

 specimens ; mounting of specimens ; other expenditure. 6. What is the staff em- 

 ployed ? and during what hours 1 7. Under what tenure and from what owner are 

 the buildings or rooms held ? 8. State the number of rooms or galleries, their 

 length, breadth, and height, and how lighted and warmed. 9. State the general 

 arrangement of the cases in the principal rooms, either in words or by a rough 

 sketch. lO. How are the cases made dust-proof ? 11. State any special details of 

 fittings. 12. State an)' special methods adopted for preserving or exhibiting the 

 specimens. 13. Are the natural history specimens set up pictorially with rock, 

 grass, water, &c., showing their mode of life, or merely on separate pegs or stands ? 

 1ft. Is any attempt made to exhibit the family life of birds and animals, showing 

 male, female, young, eggs, nest, &;c., grouped together ? 15. Are the natural history 

 specimens generally in good condition, or dirty and grub-eaten and requiring re- 



