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Ethnographical Gallery. — The following sections have been 

 cleaned, and the objects re-arranged where necessary, viz.: — 

 The Hawaiian Islands, Eastern Africa, the Andaman Islands, 

 the Nicobar Islands, Borneo, Torres Straits, Micronesia, 

 Peru, Brazil, and S. E. New Guinea. 



The specimens on the tops of the cases have been twice cleaned. 



One hundred and thirty-two labels, with duplicates, have 

 been printed with the hand-press in the Department, the 

 greater part of them being for this gallery. 



Two central cases of the mummy-case type have been 

 received and filled with specimens ; in one of them new 

 fittings have been specially made, and a number of Hawaiian 

 specimens arranged in it. 



One hundred and sixty-six wooden plinths have been made. 



The large photographs of New Guinea in this gallery have 

 been taken out of their frames and cleaned. 



Three hundred and seventy-eight headings to catalogue 

 slips of ethnography have been printed with the hand-press. 



Eighty-two lift handles have been fixed to doors of table- 

 case cupboards. 



Asiatic Saloon. — The Chinese porcelain and bronzes bear- 

 ing Arabic inscriptions have been arranged as a separate series. 

 A central case of Chinese porcelain has been cleaned, and the 

 wall-cases containing bronzes have been re-painted, re-velveted, 

 and a part of the contents cleaned and re-arranged. The 

 series of armorial china has been labelled, and a number of 

 labels have been written for this room and for the Mediaeval 

 Room. A central case has been made, internal fittings pro- 

 ■yided, and a Japanese Shinto shrine exhibited in it. 



Gallery of Religions. — The Christian gems have been 

 classified ; some identifications have been made, and a slip 

 catalogue written. The case of Buddhist tope relics has been 

 lined with merino, and the objects re-arranged in it. General 

 labels have been written for the gallery, and a large number 

 of individual objects have been labelled. 



The registration of current acquisitions has been continued, 

 and 1,247 objects have been registered. The registration of 

 acquisitions previous to the modern system of registration 

 has been completed. 



Thirty-four enamels have been catalogued. 



Twenty-four mounting boards have been made ; ninety- 

 three boards covered with paper ; and 1,546 objects mounted 

 for exhibition. 



The hand list of the contents of drawers in the Department 

 has been corrected and brought up to date. 



A slip catalogue of medisRval and later weapons has been 

 begun. 



The two new wall-cases in the Prehistoric Saloon have been 

 fitted and arranged ; and the Egyptian section in the same 



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