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An important change has been made in regard to the 

 management of the museum. It was generally acknow- 

 ledged that a better arrangement and more scientific classi- 

 fication of specimens were necessary; and, as the carrying 

 out of such a scheme would occupy more time than was at 

 the disposal of your curator, at his suggestion a committee 

 was formed and the museum divided into different depart- 

 ments, each member taking charge of one, according to 

 natural inclination, as follows : — 



Mammalogy — Mr. Horace T. Martin. 



Ornithology— Mr. F. B. Caulfield. 



Ichthyology 



Conchology— Mr. B. T. Chambers. 



Geology and Mineralogy — Dr. Harrington and Mr. E. H. 

 Hamilton. 



Anthropology 



Should a botanical department be formed, Prof. Penhallow 

 has signified his willingness to take charge of it. 



At the first meeting of this committee a general plan of 

 conformation was adopted, whereby all zoological specimens 

 will occupy the main floor, the gallery being reserved for 

 geological, anthropological and other specimens. 



For obvious reasons the work of re-arranging could not 

 be commenced simultaneously, but as one department is 

 finished another is begun, and unnecessary confusion thus 

 avoided. 



Considering the late season at which these measures were 

 introduced, it is pleasing to note the splendid progress 

 made amongst the mammals and birds by Messrs. Martin 

 and Caulfield respectively, whilst the re classification and 

 labelling of the entomological collection by Mr. Winn and 

 his friend Mr. Dawson have been almost completed. 



There were 2,094 visitors admitted to the museum during 

 this year, as against 1,192 last year. Considering that we 

 had no carnival this year and that the museum was prac- 

 tically closed for two months during repairs, this result is 

 very gratifying. 



The admission fees for the year amount to $50.15, or 

 about $20 less than last year, which may be accounted for 



