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presents, but they will be described in full detail in tbe next 

 Annual Report of the Council. Mr. John D. Enys has, through 

 his influence with Sir James Hector, F.E.S., the Director of the 

 Colonial Museum, New Zealand, procured for us a most 

 valuable collection of books dealing with the natural history and 

 geology of that interesting colony. Mr. James Osborne has 

 sent us a series of mineralogical specimens, illustrating the 

 occurrence of ores in the mines of Spain and Portugal, Mr. J. 

 H. Collins has contributed a small collection of minerals from 

 the mines of Mexico. Mr. E. Eundle, a member of Council, has 

 generously given two cases of Indian butterflies. Interesting 

 specimens of minerals have been presented by Captain Pinwill, 

 Mr. S. Pascoe, Mr. A. H. Carlyon, Captain Bryant, and Mr. 

 Howard Pox, a member of Council; while specimens in other 

 sections of natural history have been contributed by the Pev. 

 W. A. Hamilton, Mr. A. J. Edwards, Mr. W. Harris, Mr. Brown, 

 Mr. T. Clark, and others. Mr. Thurstan C. Peter has presented 

 to the library a copy of " Thesaurus Ecclesiasticus," or a survey 

 of the diocese of Exeter, which is now a rare book. The 

 United States G-overnment has also been very liberal in its gifts 

 of those valued contributions which are submitted to it by the 

 superintending o£B.cers of its Geological and Geographical 

 Surveys. 



The members will be pleased to know that the series of 

 portraits of gentlemen who have filled the office of President of 

 the Eoyal Institution of Cornwall, some of which have been 

 wanting, will shortly be completed. In addition to these, several 

 portraits of members who are taking an active interest in the 

 progress of the Institution, have also been presented. 



The Curator, Mr. Henry Crowther, has continued the good 

 work referred to in my address this time last year, evidences of 

 which may be found in all parts of the Museum ; the re-arrange- 

 ment of the minerals is still occupying his attention, and it is 

 hoped that, during the present summer, the Cornish section will 

 be completed. Much of the Curator's attention will be directed to 

 the classification of the Indian and British butterflies which the 

 Institution has recently acquired. This classified arrangement 

 will be another step towards bringing the zoological collections 

 together. 



