88 ' ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The Trustees have accepted Dr. Falconer's suggestion to take 

 " The Wonders of Geology " as the subject of his next course 

 of lectures under this foundation to be given in November and 

 December, 1921. 



Selous Memorial. 



A memorial bust to the late Captain F. C. Selous, D.S.O., 

 was presented to the Trustees by the Selous Memorial Committee 

 and placed on the west side of the wall facing tlie Central 

 Staircase. The memorial M^as unveiled by Mr. E. N. Buxton, 

 T" ice-Chairman of the Memorial Committee, on June 10th, 

 Viscount G-rey of Fallodon receiving it on behalf of the Trustees. 

 It is proposed to exhibit the greater part of the Selous Collection 

 of Big Game Trophies, presented to the Trustees by Mrs. Selous, 

 in the corridors surrounding the Central Hall on the first floor. 

 A catalogue of the collection " is in preparation by Mr. Guy 

 Dollman. 



New Spirit Building. 



Provision was made in the Office of "VYorks Estimates for 

 1920-21 for a commencement of the work on a new building to 

 form part of the western extension of the main building for the 

 storage of specimens in spirit. Such a building has long been 

 urgently necessary owing to the congestion and consequent 

 reduced efficiency and increased risk of fire in the existing spirit 

 building. Plans were prepared and a little preliminary work 

 was done on the site during the 5^ear. 



Sir John Murray's Oceano graphical Collection. 



Lady Murray, widow of the late Sir John Murray, K.C.B., 

 having approached the Trustees with a view to the jDOSsible 

 transfer to the Museum of her late husband's important Oceano- 

 graphical collection, it was decided to accept the collection of 

 Marine Deposits and Animals with the corresponding part of the 

 Library, and portions of the collection of Microscopical Prepara- 

 tions and of the contents of the Chemical Laboratory. 



Some diificulty arose with regard to the housing of the 

 collection, as there was no accommodation available in the 

 Museum, but it was finally arranged that the Tl'ustees should 

 have the use for the purpose of one of the temporary buildings 

 erected as offices during the War on Museum ground at the 

 back of the main building. 



Whaling and Sealing in Southern Waters. 



Information was received from the Colonial Office that a 

 regulation had been issued making the period from 1st June to 

 15th September inclusive in each year, commencing in the season 

 1919-20, a close time for whaling in South Georgia. This is a 

 matter for unmixed satisfaction as a definite step towards the 

 protection of whales, since whaling reports and statistics give 

 serious grounds for the belief that the supply of whales has 

 fallen off during recent years. 



