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Frototracheata. — A number of our specimens have been 

 referred to Prof. Bouvier, of Paris, who is engaged on a 

 complete monograph of Periioatus and its allies, with the 

 result that the Museum collection is now abreast of modern 

 knowledge. 



Vermes. — Dr. Willey has continued his studies on the 

 Polychaeta, and has succeeded in obtaining various valuable 

 collections which will later on be incorporated in the Museum 

 series. 



Nearly all the specimens obtained during the year have 

 been named, and the collection generally is in good order, 



Echinoderma. — It has not been possible during the year 

 to make much progress with the morphological series for 

 elementary students, but the accessions have been deter- 

 mined and incorporated, and the MS. catalogues have been 

 posted up for the last three years. 



Anthozoa. — With the exception of the morphological 

 series, and a few necessary labels, the arrangement of the 

 exhibited collection of Corals has been completed. Con- 

 siderable progress has been made in the arrangement in the 

 new cabinets and indexing of the study series. The large 

 Favia is now protected by a glass and metal case. 



But little progress has been made with the catalogue of 

 Corals. 



Bracliio])oda, Polyzoa, Hydrozoa, Forifera, and Protozoa. 

 — The chief work of the year has been the writing of guides 

 to the exhibition collections, but extensive alterations and 

 additions have been made to these collections during the 

 progress of that work. 



The cataloguing and indexing of the spirit collection of 

 Sponges in accordance with the best and most recent 

 classification has been completed. 



The collection of Sponges made by Mr. C. W. Andrews off 

 Christmas Island, comprising 53 specimens, and including 

 nine type specimens, has been described and incorporated in 

 the collection, and a collection of Sponges from Funafuti 

 Atoll made by Prof. David, leader of the second Australian 

 Boring Expedition, and comprising 26 specimens, eleven of 

 which are the types of new species, has been described. 



II. — Exchanges and Duplicates. 



During the year the duplicates from the " Challenger " 

 collection have been merged into the general duplicate 

 collection. Duplicates have been presented to University 

 Museum, Cambridge, the Hope Department, Oxford Univer- 

 sity Museum, University College, London, University College, 

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