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Mr. M. Reed for the required works, and whicli, after careful 

 examination and revision, were approved of and passed, viz., 

 for East and "West Wings and Corridor, £5705. Mr. Wardle 

 was requested to finish the plans and submit them to the Town 

 Improvement Committee, and also to prepare the Agreement 

 with the Contractor, so that the work might be immediately 

 commenced. 



In order to complete the site of the Museum, arrangements 

 were made in August for the purchase from the Preemen of the 

 piece of ground, about 1280 square yards, adjoining the west 

 side of the Museum, at a cost of £160. 



After the completion of the three large rooms, designs and 

 estimates were obtained for the Wall Cases of the Geological 

 and Zoological Eooms, and also for the alteration of the Floor 

 Cases belonging to the Old Museum, which were all utilized in 

 furnishing the new rooms. Additional Cases were also required 

 for the arrangement of Mr. Hancock's collection in the Central 

 Room. Arrangement was also made with Messrs. Robson for re- 

 moving and fitting-up the "Wall Cases of the Old Museum in the 

 Gallery of the Geological Room and the East Upper Corridor. 

 All these works were finished and the collections removed from 

 the Old Museum and arranged in the cases of the ITew Building 

 in the summer of 1884, before the time fixed for the opening 

 ceremony. 



The Honorary Treasurer of the Building Eund, I. G. Dickinson, 

 Esq., reports that the Subscriptions and Bequests to the Building 

 Eund received up to the present time amount, with the profits 

 and interest on bequests, to £39,364 : 15 : 3 ; and that there 

 has been disbursed in payments to Contractors and others to the 

 amount of £47,877 : 2 : 1 ; leaving a deficit due to the Treasurer 

 of £8,512: 6: 10, which has now been paid by cheques fi'om 

 the Hon. Treasurer of the Society on the Capital Account. 

 The subjoined Balance Sheet shews more particularly the items 

 of payments made by the Treasurer on account of the Building 

 Eund :— 



