322 ANNUAL MEETING. 



Corresponding Secretary for East Cornwall : — 

 Eev, W. Iago, B.A. 



Joint Editors of the Journal : — 

 Mk. Thurstan C. Peter. | Major Parkyn, F.G.S. 



Librarian and Curator of Museum : — 

 Mr. George Penrose, 



The Council cannot close their Report without referring to 

 the loss sustained by the Rev. W. Iago (one of the Hon. 

 Secretaries and one who has contributed greatly to the 

 success and prosperity of the Institution), by the death of his 

 wife. Mrs. Iago, for a long series of years, was a constant 

 attendant and a familiar figure at the meetings and generally 

 accompanied Mr. Iago, always showing a lively interest in the 

 proceedings of the meetings. 



GIFTS TO THE MUSEUM. 



Specimen of biltong, the sun-dried beef of the Boers. Mr. R. Thomas. 



Stigmaria, from the Coal Measures Mr. R. Billing. 



10 Cases of Foreign Stuffed Birds ... } 



Duck-billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus paradoxus) 



Shells from the Falkland Islands 



Arrow, tipped with glass, made by a native of Terra- J- Mr. Rupert Vallentin. 

 del-Fuego 



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Mrs. Chamberlin 



Specimen of stronglv Magnetic Iron Ore from David- ") ,,r n it rn n 



stow ... .:. \ Mr. R. V. T. 11am. 



Bittern, shot at St Cubert, Jan., 1900 Mr.F.King,M.R.C.S. 



Specimen of Lepidolite, from the Graian Alps ... Professor Clark. 



,. „ Syenite, from Cleopatra's Needle ... ... 7 t.^ „r -r. «/i 



" " •' ^ f Mr. W. B. Morris. 



,, ,, Chalcedony ... ... ... -' 



Collection of Fossils from the Tertiary Beds of the 

 Broken River District, New Zealand ... ... 1 



Spurs and Bit from South America > Mr. J.D.Enys,P.G.S. 



Eggs of Albatross and Apterix Owenii -' 



Specimen of Wavy Agate from Praa Sands | 



Brown Umber from Godolphin 



Rev, S. Eundle, 



Collection of East African Butterflies ^*'''- ^Ro^J^g^.g"^^'' 



Conper Ores (chiefly Erubescite and Copper Pyrites) ^ sr^ -ijir tT,^=v,•r,,r 



from the Cape Copper Mines, S. Africa ) '^^'^- ^^ • ^^osKing. 



Common Grass Snake Mr. W. Bray. 



Roman Lamp from Palestine ,, Mr, J. S, Spry, 



