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lighting, in which he has taken such an interest. He has also 

 again presented the latest British Association Eeport, which 

 brings the set of this valuable work in the Library up to date. 



Eev. R. St. Aubyn Itogers, O.M.S., Mombasa, British East 

 Africa, has sent, through Mr. J. D. Enys, a collection of East 

 African Butterflies made this year. They arrived in the usual 

 triangular papers, and the curator hopes to be able to commence 

 setting them out very shortly. 



Mrs. G-utteres of Trevella, Crediton, presented a choice 

 collection of Brazilian Ferns, made by the late Eev. E. Gutteres. 



Mr. J. H. James, of Durban, has sent a strip of Ehinoceros 

 hide from South Africa. 



Eev. Canon Moor, St. Clements, has again presented a 

 number of parts of the Geographical Journal, once more 

 completing this set, the Year Book and Eecord of the Eoyal 

 Geographical Society, and several numbers of Peterman's 

 Q-eographische Mitthielungen. 



The thanks of the Society are likewise due to the Agents 

 General for Tasmania, Western Australia, and South Australia, 

 for their valuable handbooks, as well as to the United States 

 Government for the important publications presented by them. 



The Technical Classes, held under the auspices of the Insti- 

 tution for a number of years, have now been transferred to the 

 Central Technical Schools, and the room which has been 

 occupied by them has become available for other purposes. An 

 examination showed the floor to be badly affected with dry rot, 

 which had also affected the windows, and it is now being put 

 into a state of thorough repair. It is proposed to add this room 

 to the museum, and to place in it the objects at present in the 

 hall, together with others that are now needing more advan- 

 tageous display in the museum. The Committee of the Central 

 Technical Schools having asked for the loan of some articles 

 from the museum for their Art Exhibition, a number were lent 

 for a short time, and are now on view there, with exhibits from 

 the South Kensington Museum. They will be returned in due 

 course. 



The Annual Excursion of the Institution took place in most 

 delightful weather, on Tuesday, 22nd August, when Liskeard, 



