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of them have been cleaned, and in some instances re-arranged. 

 The specimens not protected by glass have been twice cleaned. 

 Explanatory labels have been prepared for native methods of 

 manufacture, e. (7., bark-cloth ; of the methods of producing 

 fire ; the use and distribution of peculiar weapons, &c. In 

 addition to these general labels, a great number of card labels 

 have been written for individual objects. 



The upper range of wall cases has been continued over the 

 North Asiatic section, and two collections, from the Maldive 

 Islands and from the Gilyaks of the River Amur, have been 

 arranged in the new cases. 



A very large series of beads and minute ornaments from 

 Kumassi have been arranged. 



A7nerican Room. — A number of the smaller objects in this 

 room have been arranged afresh, mounted on boards and 

 labelled. 



The registration of current acquisitions has been continued 

 and 956 objects have been registered, and 532 ethnographical 

 objects have been drawn and described for the Slip Catalogue. 

 One hundred and twelve old acquisitions have been catalogued 

 on slips. One hundred and thirty-six mounting boards and 

 tablets have been made, and 51 have been covered with paper. 

 One hundred and four blocks and plinths have been made ; 

 10 stands for alabaster slabs, and 26 block labels have been 

 made. 



One hundred and fifty ethnographical objects have been 

 mounted, and 1,054 antiquities have been mounted on tablets 

 for exhibition. 



One hundred and seven labels have been painted ; and 2,010 

 labels and headings of catalogue slips have been printed with 

 the hand press in the department. 



During the year, there have been 1,307 visitors to the 

 studies of the department. 



II. — A cquisitions. 



(1.) Early British and Prehistoric Antiquities : — 



A typical series of implements found on a palaeolithic floor . 

 at Caddington, near Dunstable, by Mr. Worthington G. Smith. 

 The series includes a number of specimens in which the flakes 

 struck oflf in the manufacture of the implements have been 

 discovered on the site, and replaced. 



Three Drift implements from Hoxne, Suff*olk, from the 

 Amyot Collection ; presented by Sir A. Wollaston Franks, 



K.C.B. 



A series of minute flint implements, found by the donors 

 on March Hill, near Rochdale ; presented by H. CoUey March, 

 Esq., M.D., and F. LI. Grifiith, Esq. 



An " incense-cup " with impressed decoration from a barrow 

 at Pontglas, Tregaron, co. Cardigan ; presented by Sir A. 

 Wollaston Franks, k.c.b. 



0.125. A bone 



