94 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Huxley Memorial Statue. 



The Memorial Statue of the late Professor Huxley has 

 been placed in the Hall of the Museum, under the first arch- 

 way on the east side, near the entrance. The ceremony of 

 unveiling was held on the 28th April, v/hen the statue was 

 formally handed over by Sir Joseph Hooker, on behalf of the 

 subscribers to the Memorial Fund, to the Trustees, on whose 

 part it was received by His Royal Highness the Prince of 

 Wales, in the presence of a large and representative 

 gathering. 



Addresses were delivered on the occasion .by Professor Ray 

 Lankester, Sir Joseph Hooker, Sir Michael Foster, and the 

 Duke of Devonshire, in the order named. 



Memorial to Sir W. H. Floiuer. 



An application from the Flower Memorial Committee for 

 permission to place a bust of the late Sir William Flower, 

 as well as a memorial tablet, in a suitable part of the Natural 

 History Museum has been agreed to, subject to the Trustees' 

 approval of the bust. 



Botanical Work Committee. 



A Departmental Committee has been appointed by the 

 Lords Commissioners of the Treasury " To consider the 

 " present arrangements under which botanical work is done 

 " and collections maintained by the Trustees of the British 

 " Museum and under the First Commissioner of Works at 

 " Kew respectively ; and to report what changes (if any) in 

 " those arrangements are necessary or desirable in order to 

 " avoid duplication of work and collections at the two 

 " institutions." 



Lord Avebury and Mr. F. Du Cane Godman have been 

 nominated by the Trustees to serve as their representatives 

 on the Committee. 



The Director, Dr. Henry Woodward, and Mr. George 

 Murray have given evidence before the Committee. 



-Wild Gavie Preservation Convention. 



At the request of the Marquess of Salisbury, and with the 

 consent of the Trustees, the Director agreed to act as one 

 of the British Plenipotentiaries at the International Con- 

 ference which assembled in London on the 2-lth April to 

 consider the means to be adopted for the preservation of 

 Wild Animals, Birds, and Fish in Africa. A Convention, to 

 remain in force for fifteen years, was signed by the plenipo- 

 tentiaries on the 19th May. 



