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incorporated ; the polished marbles in the wall-case have 

 been re-arranged. 



The reserve collections of the following species have been 

 re-arranged in the drawers according to localities, and 

 duplicates have been set apart : — Jasper, Hornstone, 

 Hornblende, Felspar, Apatite, Cassiterite, Barytes, Celestine, 

 Anhydrite, Anglesite, Selenite, Cerussite, the Phosphates 

 and Arsenates from Xenotime to Calco-uranite inclusive, 

 Aragonite, Calcite, Dolomite, Chalybite and Calamine. 



Numerous rock specimens belonging to the topographical 

 series have been examined, labelled and re-arranged, and 

 duplicates have been set aside. 



Ninety drawers of duplicate rocks have been arranged 

 according to species. 



Eighty-eight microscopic sections of rocks and minerals 

 have been prepared, five meteorites have been cut and two 

 etched ; four shells for the Index Museum have been cut. 



An exchange has been arranged during the year with His 

 Excellency J. de Siemachko. 



The 3,003 duplicate mineral specimens mentioned below 

 were examined, labelled and divided into 23 sets for 

 distribution. 



Special leave of absence for six weeks was granted to 

 Mr. H. A. Miers for the purpose of visiting and reporting 

 upon the public and private mineral collections of Christiania, 

 Stockholm, Upsala, Helsingfors, St. Petersburg, Moscow and 

 Berlin. 



Departmental Library. 



To the Departmental Library have been added 310 separate 

 works (in 203 volumes), 196 memoirs and pamphlets, 28 parts 

 of works not yet completed and five maps. Of the above, 

 56 volumes and five maps were acquired by presentation 

 or transfer ; all of them, including 822 plates, have been 

 registered and stamped. The greater part of the Library 

 has been re-arranged and re-press-marked. 



Visitors. 



The number of visits recorded as made to the Department 

 for purposes of consultation or study is 1,751 ; of these 1,068 

 were more especially for purposes of study. 



Duplicates. 



Three thousand and three duplicate mineral specimens have 

 been labelled and distributed to the following institutions : — 

 Bedford College, London - - - _ ng Specimens. 

 Cheltenham Grammar School - - _ 130 „ 



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