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this question, and they hope they may he able to obtain if pos- 

 sible permanent fittings for the electric lighting of the rooms. 



In connection with the future lighting of the Museum the 

 Committee wish to mention that the use of the rooms was 

 granted to the. Incorporated Law Society for a Soiree in October 

 last (1888), when they had an opportunity of judging the effect 

 of a certain plan of electric lighting. The following report of 

 this experiment will furnish the details, and give the results 

 obtained on this occasion. 



Report. — Electric Lighting. — Incorporated Laiv Society. 



At the Soiree held in the Eooms of the Museum by the In- 

 corporated Law Society the effect of lighting the Museum was 

 fully shewn. 



The three large rooms, the Upper and Lower "West Corridors, 

 the Library, the Ladies' Eoom, the Committee Eoom, three 

 Staircases, and the Entrance Hall were lighted with electric 

 lamps. 



Messrs. Nichols and Jennings, London, were the contractors, 

 and the electric power was obtained from two Dynamos, driven 

 by two portable Steam Engines, all placed on the North side 

 of the Work Eooms. 



The three large rooms were each lighted with two 500-candle 

 sunbeam lamps. 



The Upper and Lower "West Corridors, the Library, and the 

 Entrance Hall each with forty-five 5-candle lamps, arranged in 

 five rows across the rooms. 



The Ladies' Eoom and the Committee Eoom and the three 

 Staircases were lighted each with fifteen 5-candle lamps, and 

 the Upper West Wing with nine 5-candle lamps. 



The three large rooms were not sufficiently lighted, and the 

 sbadows were very strong. It was thought there should have 

 been four lamps in each of the large rooms instead of two. In 

 other parts of the building the lighting was satisfactory. 



In the front of the Museum were two 500-candle lamps, and 

 the gas lamps on each side the steps and the front gates, which 

 gave sufficient and satisfactory lighting. 



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