1.58 ETJPORT OF THE COHMITTEE. 



The Committee have also granted the use of the Committee 

 Eoom to the North of England Microscopical Society, for their 

 evening meetings during the "Winter, upon condition that the 

 Microscopical Society dishurse all expenses for lighting and at- 

 tendance at the Museum in connection with their meetings. 



As mentioned in previous reports, it is the earnest wish of the 

 Committee that the Society should continue to be the centre and 

 promoter of Natural History Studies in the North of England, 

 and therefore, with pleasure, they mention that the Council of 

 the Durham College of Science have recently, on account of want 

 of space in the College Buildings, asked if they can be allowed 

 the use of the lower West Corridor (at present unfurnished) for 

 the purposes of a Biological and Botanical Laboratory, (until 

 such time as they are enabled to erect additional buildings of 

 their own) on such terms and subject to such conditions as may 

 be arranged. The Committee hope to be able to report shortly 

 that definite arrangements have been arrived at with the Coun- 

 cil of the College. 



The following donations have been made to the maintenance 

 fund during the past year : — 



Mrs. Barnes, Whitburn £10 



Dr. Embleton 10 10 



The Curator reports that the donations to the Museum and 

 Library have been, on the whole, equal to former years. The 

 exchanges of Transactions with Home and Foreign learned Socie- 

 ties shew about the same number of volumes and pamphlets re- 

 ceived. The Trustees of the British Museum presented, during 

 the year, a most useful collection of 58 volumes of their valuable 

 catalogues of the British Museum's Natural History collections. 

 These form a much-required addition to the reference library, 

 and are of special use in the arrangement and naming of our 

 collections. The executors of Mr. John Hancock have pre- 

 sented to the Society seven "Water-colour Drawings, by E. John- 

 son, which are now hung on the walls of the Committee Room. 



Very few donations have been made to the Ethnological Gal- 

 lery during the last twelve months, but one contribution is of 



