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The following publications have been issued since the last annual 

 meeting: 



Proceedings, Vol. I, Part iv (January to May, 1907, inclusive), pp. 93- 

 136, pi. in. Issued September 20, 1907. Edition 500 copies. 



Ibid., Vol. I, title page and table of contents, pp. i-v, and index, pp. 

 137-150. Edition 500 copies. 



A circular, in leaflet form, containing a complete list of the publica- 

 tions of the Association and the conditions under which they are dis- 

 tributed and sold. 



Copy for Part I, Vol. II, of the Proceedings has been prepared for 

 publication and arrangements have been made for its early issue. This 

 will include the records of the meetings from October 19, 1907, to Janu- 

 ary 18, 1908, inclusive. 



Philip Dowell, Chairman 

 William T. Davis 

 Arthur Hollick 



Report of the Curator-in-chief 



To the Board of Trustees, 



Staten Island Association of Arts and Sciences, 

 I have the honor to submit herewith my first annual report as curator- 

 in-chief of the Association, covering the period from July 1, 1907, the date 

 of commencement of museum records, to May 16, 1908, the close of our 

 fiscal year. 



The Museum 



A brief recapitulation of the events of the past year, in so far as they 

 relate to the development of the museum, may be of interest. 



Immediately after my appointment as your curator on June 15, 1907, I 

 made a thorough inventory of the collections belonging to the Association, 

 then stored in a room at the Staten Island Academy. The inventory was 

 submitted to the Executive Committee on June 19, 1907, together with a 

 report outlining the chief requirements in the matter of additional speci- 

 mens and of supplies, and indicating the more important lines of work to 

 be undertaken. 



On July 10 the removal of the collections from the Academy to room 

 309, Borough Hall, was begun, and the transfer occupied the most of three 

 days, during which time Dr. Arthur Hollick very kindly assisted me in 

 the work. A portion of the room was occupied by draughtsmen attached 

 to the office of the Chief Engineer of the Borough, so a temporary par- 

 tition was erected separating the easternmost half of the room for our use. 



The next few months were largely occupied in rearranging the various 

 collections, in checking up the periodicals in the library with a view to 

 securing missing numbers whenever possible, and in preparing detailed 

 plans for exhibits. On December 26 a letter was addressed to President 



