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in Bombay and Mr. HefFord would probably help ns considerably 

 in obtaining examples of Crayfishes, Crabs, Shrimps, Barnacles, etc. 

 In the Phylum Mollusca we could for a start use the cabinets 

 illustrating the Mollusca which are at present in the Society's 

 Museum, and which could be developed and added to. Dr. Bani 

 Pershad of the Indian jNIuseum has promised to help us with a 

 scheme for the arrangement of our Mollusca section and has 

 promised further to assist us with specimens where necessary. 

 Besides actual specimens we could employ plaster casts in illustrat- 

 ing some of the orders of this Phylum particularly as regards the 

 Decapoda and Octopoda. 



Labelling of SrECiMExs, 



Regarding the question of labelling, besides the use of the 

 English aud Scientific names, it has been suggested we should 

 also include a label giving the name of every specimen in the verna- 

 cular (Urdu, Guzerathi and Mahratti) where possible. 



Pkoposed future Development. 



The above was written on March 1st, and since then the 

 Trustees of the Museum have brought out a splendid scheme in re- 

 gard to which we append some extracts from The Times of India, 

 •dated 21st April 1921 :- 



" The Trustees of the Prince of Wales' Museum in Bombay have 

 decided that the accommodation provided by that massive block of 

 building is insufficient. 



They therefore propose to raise a loan extended over a period of 

 twenty years for the purpose of carrying out extensive additions. 

 Two-fifths of the additional accommodation will be used for Museum 

 purposes and the remainder will be available for office and business 

 purposes. 



Details of the scheme are to be found in the statement published 

 below: — 



Inquiries have appeared in the press as to when the Prince of 

 Wales' Museum would be opened. The Trustees desire to inform the 

 public as to the cause of the delay and the progress to date. The 

 building was onlv vacated by the military in the spring of 1920. Re- 

 painting has been done. Removal of hospital fittings and of most of 

 the temporary buildings will be completed before long. -^^0"^ 

 formal charge of the building has not yet been taken from the Public 

 Works Department the Trustees have gone ahead with the ^™rk ot 

 organisation. A Secretary and staff have been appointed. 1 he 

 Museum will at first consist of Archaeological, Art, and Natural 

 History Sections. i tt- 4. 



Anaoreement has been effected whereby the Natural History 

 Society will, after sufficient unds are obtained, place their valuable 

 collections in the Museum f as a Natural History Section ilie 

 Trustees will get the benefit of the services of the Society s Curator 

 and Assistant Curators. The connection of the section with a zealous 

 ■Society numbering many eminent scientific men will undoubt^aiy 



