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that letters had been received from Mr Hughes while re- 

 presenting the Club at the meetings of the British Association 

 lately held at Toronto. 



The President next read the following letter : — 



Museum, 



Berwick-upon-Tweed, 

 8th October, 1897. 

 Dear Sir, 



The Committee of the Museum have under consideration 

 what, if any, regulations it will be desirable to make for the 

 Public having access to the " Eeport on the Scientific Eesults 

 of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger, 1872-76," presented 

 by the Lord's Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to the 

 Museum and Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. The Thirty-four 

 volumes comprised in this Eeport are arranged on the shelves in 

 the Manuscript Department of the Museum, and the com- 

 mittee propose asking the Subscribers at the Annual Meeting, 

 on 18th inst. to refer this matter to a Special Committee. 

 It may be desirable that your Club be represented in dealing 

 with this, and I will be glad if you will bring it under con- 

 sideration of your Club. 



With regards, believe me to be, 



Yours sincerely, 



James Gray, 

 Hon. Secy. 



Berwick Museum. 

 James Hardy, Esq., LL.D., 

 Secretary, 



Berwickshire Naturalists' Club. 



This letter was followed by one in much to the same effect 

 from Captain Norman, E.N. There were many expressions of 

 pleasure on the part of the members present, that through 

 the exertions of Dr Hardy and Captain Norman, these valuable 

 volumes had been secured to the Berwick Museum an(i 



