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Sponges. — One hundred and sixty-eight specimens were 

 added to this class. 



A fine and well-preserved specimen of Euplectella owenii 

 from Yama-Gutsi, Japan ; presented by F. Ringer, Esq. 



Seventy-one specimens of Calcareous Sponges from Port 

 Phillip, Victoria, illustrative of the donor's Monograph of the 

 Victorian Sponges ; presented by Professor A. Dendy, D. sc. 



Anthozoa. — Three hundred and twenty-three additions 

 were made to this class. Of these the following are worthy 

 of note : — 



Four very interesting Alcyonids {Cladiscus kcellikeri, 

 Andvahia Tnirahilis, Mardoel erdmanni, and Sympodium 

 ahyssorum) from deep water in the North Atlantic ; received 

 in exchange from the Bergen Museum. 



Twenty-two dry Corals from Singapore ; presented by the 

 Raffles Museum. 



Two large masses of reef-coral from Lacepede Island, 

 N. -W. Australia, collected by W. Saville-Kent, Esq. ; 

 purchased. 



An interesting example of the " Coral Tulip " or Barnacles 

 encrusted with Red Coral ; presented by G. B. Sowerby, Esq. 



Hydrozoa. — Ninety-three specimens were received during 

 the year. The following are worthy of notice : — 



Fifteen beautifully preserved specimens of MeduscB and 

 Siphonophora from Naples ; purchased of the Zoological 

 Station, Naples. 



Fifteen specimens of Limnocnida tanganycce, a new 

 species of freshwater Medusa from Lake Tanganyika; pre- 

 sented by F. L. M. Moir, Esq. 



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 eight hundred and seventy- 

 two, as compared with : — 



10,932 in the year - - - - - 1892 



9,443 .. ----., 1891 



9,034 

 8,360 

 8,797 

 8,955 

 8,372 

 8,313 

 6,818 

 3,306 



- 1890 



- 1889 



- 1888 



- 1887 



- 1886 



- 1885 



- 1884 



- 1874 

 Albert Gunther. 



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