128 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Sponges. — Seventy-one additions have been made to the 

 collection ; the following may be mentioned : — 



Twenty-three boring sponges {Clione) from the North 

 Sea, English Channel, Coast of Holland, and East Coast of 

 America ; presented by R. Kirkpatrick, Esq. 



Ten large sponges from Japan ; purchased. 



A collection of twenty-one sponges from Hadramaut, Arabia, 

 obtained by the Bent Expedition ; presented by Dr. John 

 Anderson, f.e.s. 



VIII. — Visitors and Students. 



The number of visits from persons who have consulted 

 portions of the collection, or who have required attendance 

 or assistance, was ten thousand seven hundred and thirty, as 

 compared with : — 



10,872 - - 1893 



10,932 -----.. 1892 



9,443 1891 



9,034 - - - - ' - - 1890 



8,360 - 1889 



8,797 - - 1888 



8,955 -..>--- 1887 



8,372 ------- 1886 



8,313 1885 



6,818 1884 



Albert Gunther. 



