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year have been named, and have been incorporated in their 

 systematic position. 



Owing to a slight curtailment of space in both galleries in 

 which corals are exhibited, several interesting and instruc- 

 tive specimens and pictures have had to be put in reserve, and 

 cannot be exhibited until more space is available. 



The " Sea-Shore " case in the British Room has been 

 thoroughly overhauled, and the necessary spirit added. 



The congestion in the Spirit Room is now so great that 

 fiome of the bottles are being put on the top of others. It is 

 extremely difficult to maintain an orderly arrangement, and 

 the collection becomes more and more difficult of access to 

 students. 



Hydrozoa. 



The arranging and registering of the spirit part of the 

 Norman collection of Hydrozoa, comprising 740 specimens, 

 liave been carried out. 



PoRiFERA (Sponges). 



Small collections of marine sponges from Natal, West 

 Australia, Masqat, and the West Indies, and one of fresh-water 

 sponges from the Volga have been examined and partly 

 named. 



II. — Duplicates and Exchanges. 



(a) Duplicates. 



Duplicates have been distributed among museums, scientific 

 institutions, etc., as follows : — 



Mamnialia. — Albert Institute and Victoria Galleries, 

 Dundee ; Art Gallery and Museum, Rochdale. 



Duplicates have been lent to the British Antarctic Expe- 

 dition, 1910 (Exhibition held at Earl's Court, London, S.W.) 

 and to the Ghent Exhibition (British Section, Tropical 

 Diseases). 



Aves. — Albert Institute and Victoria Galleries, Dundee ; 

 Boyal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. 



Reptilia, Batrachia. — Albert Institute and Victoria Gal- 

 leries, Dundee. 



Pisces. — Albert Institute and Victoria Galleries, Dundee. 



Pterohranchia. — Professor A. Dendy, F.R.S. ; Professor 

 ,S. J. Hickson, F.R.S. 



Mollusca. — Albert Institute and Victoria Galleries, Dundee ; 

 Art Gallery and Museum, Rochdale ; Stockport Municipal 

 Museum. 



Arachnida. — Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham ; Albert 

 Institute and Victoria Galleries, Dundee ; American Museum 

 •of Natural History, New York. 



