160 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Brachiopoda. — Eighteen Devonian Brachiopoda from 

 Germany. From Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt. 



Three Jurassic Brachiopoda from the Himalaya. From 

 the Surveyors' Institution. 



Plantce. — A transverse section of stem of Lejndodendron 

 onacconochiei. From Mr. R. Kidston, f.r.s. 



The total acquisitions are as follows : — 







A.— Vertebrata : 









By Donation 



- 



- 610 





,, Purchase 



_ 



- 274 





„ Exchange - 



_ 



74 













958 



B. — Invertebrata : 









By Donation 



_ 



- 1,639 





,, Purchase 



- - - 



- 3,016 





„ Exchange - 



_ _ _ 



- 160 













4,815 



C— Plants : 









By Donation - 



- 



11 





„ Purchase - 



- 



52 





,, Exchange - 



- 



1 



64 



D. —Rock speci^iens 







By Donation 



Acquisitions for 



2 



2 

 5,839 



Total 



1906 = 



VIII. — Visitors and Students. 



The number of visits paid to the Department by students 

 and other persons for the purpose of consultation or study 

 during 1906 was 4,171. 



IX. — Lectures and Demonstrations. 



Nine parties were received in the Galleries of the 

 Department of Geology, and demonstrations were given as 

 follows : — 



January 27. — The Regent Street Polytechnic Natural 

 History Society (30 members) ; by Dr. Andrews, 



February 17.— The Battersea Field Club (10 members); 

 by Dr. Bather. 



March 10. — The Geologists' Association (51 members); 

 by Dr. Woodward. 



March 24 — The West Kent Natural History, Microscopical, 

 and Photographic Society (23 members); by Dr. Woodward. 



April 21. — The Ealing Scientific and Microscopical Society 

 (20 members) ; by Dr. Woodward. 



