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£36. 7s. 9d.—The expenditure includes the cost of fitting up 
and furnishing the rooms vacated by the Cornwall Library and 
Reading Room, which amounted to £88. 10s. 9d. | 
‘The Council have the pleasure of informing you that they 
have received a donation of £10 from G. F. Remfry, Esq., towards 
the paying off of the Mortgage Debt. 
The present condition of the Museum has received the atten: 
tion of the Council. They suggest that, as far as the funds per: 
mit, some of the specimens should be replaced, and certain cases 
cleaned and refitted. They also desire again to remind the 
possessors of antiquities and other objects illustrating the history 
of the county, of the great boon which they would confer on all 
interested in Cornwall by depositing them in a public Museum, 
where they would be always available for the advancement of 
science. In many parts of the county highly interesting remains 
of antiquity are still unexplored. The task of exploring them, 
however, can be but inadequately carried on by a single person 
only; and the articles obtained during such explorations are 
scarcely less available to the public in their old repositories than 
they are when transferred to private collections. 
During the year ending with July, 1871, the following num- 
bers of visitors were admitted to the Museum. Admitted free, 
8,558 ; by ticket, 140; by payment, 112. Total, 8,810. 
Amongst the valuable additions to the Museum made during 
the past year, is especially to be noticed a block of Jews-house tin 
found in Tremellack Moor, in the parish of Madron, which has 
been purchased for the Institution. 
Mr. Collins has commenced going through our collection of 
Minerals, with a view to making a complete catalogue, giving their 
localities, &c., as far as possible. He has already gone through 
five of the cases in the long room, and hopes to complete his work 
in the course of a few months. 
The two-day’s excursion to the Land-End District was joined by 
between 80 and 90 ladies and gentlemen, and will rank amongst the 
most successful undertakings by the Institution. A large number 
of gentlemen who had been attending the Meeting of the Medical 
Association at Plymouth during the preceding week came down to ~ 
join it, and, whilst they contributed greatly to its success, found 
its guidance very valuable in visiting the principal antiquities of 
the West Country. In consequence of the hospitality of our Pre- 
sident in entertaining the party in the lawn of Tregenna Castle, 
kindly placed at his disposal by the proprietor, the financial state- 
ment of the Excursion shews the handsome balance of £15. 6s. 9d. 
in favour of our funds. 
The Papers which have been contributed during the year to 
