110 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Tunicata, Polyzoa, Hydrozoa, Porifera. — The work done 

 during the year has been that of bottling, labelling, registering, 

 and incorporating additions. 



The whole of the spirit collections of Tunicata, Polyzoa, 

 Hydrozoa, and Sponges have been re-spirited ; in the course 

 of this work on the Sponges, many labels were re-written or 

 additions made. 



Over one thousand micro-slide preparations of Sponges have 

 been labelled, registered, and incorporated in the large' slide 

 cabinet. 



The Calcarea and the Hexactinellida have been re-arranged 

 and classified up to date, considerable alterations having been 

 required in the arranging and labelling of the Hexactinellida-, 



II. — Duplicates and Exchanges. 



(a) Duplicates. 



Duplicates have been distributed amongst museums 

 scientific institutions, &c., as follows : — 



Ma'inmaMa. — 80 Mammals from China and Japan, to the 

 Royal Scottish Museum, 



57 Mammals from South Africa, to the South African 

 Museum. 



300 Mammals from Southern Europe, to the United States 

 National Museum. 



Reptilia. — Duplicates have been presented to the Royal 

 Scottish Museum and to the University of Aberdeen. 



Mollusca and Crustacea. — Duplicates have been presented 

 to the Sheffield Museum and to Mr. A. O. Walker. 



Insecta. — Duplicate specimens have been presented to the 

 London School of Tropical Medicine ; the Sleeping Sickness 

 Bureau, Burlington House ; and the Hancock Museum, New- 

 castle-upon-Tyne. 



(h) Exchanges. 



Reptilia. — Exchanges have been effected with the Museums 

 of Paris, Berlin, and Lisbon, the Indian Museum and the 

 University of Utrecht. 



Mollusca. — An exchange has been effected with the Man- 

 chester Museum. 



Insecta. — Exchanges have been made with the Genoa 

 Museum ; the Hope Department, Oxford University Museum ; 

 the Welsh Museum, Cardiff ; and the following gentlemen: — 

 the Hon. Walter Rothschild, Capt. Moser, Prof. J. Gillet, 

 Dr. Ohaus and Messrs. R. C. L. Perkins, H. Maxwell-Lefroy, 

 Ant. Grouvelle, H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe, H. E. Andrewes, and 

 C. J. Pool. 



