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Miscellaneous. 



A short history of the rock-collection, and a list of the 

 topographical series of rocks with brief description and 

 references to the literature, have been prepared. 



Over 500 species-, locality-, and pseudomorph-labels have 

 been prepared for press and printed. 



Numerous specimens sent, or brought by visitors, to the 

 Museum have been examined and named. 



Assistance has been given in the revision of the proofs 

 of the Catalogue of the Museum Library. 



The preparation of a copy of the Register of the specimens 

 in the collection has been in progress. 



Eighty-three boxes of mineral-specimens have been 

 received, unpacked, and examined; 59 boxes have been 

 packed and despatched. 



The ceilings of the Gallery and Pavilion have been 

 repainted; this work has involved much expenditure of 

 labour in the protection of the cases and specimens from the 

 possibility of injury. 



Departmental Library . 



To the Departmental Library have been added continua- 

 tions of 35 periodicals (in 596 parts), 21 volumes of separate 

 works, 55 pamphlets and parts of works, and 2 sheets of 

 maps : of these, 9 periodicals, 7 volumes of separate works, 

 37 pamphlets and parts of works, and one map were 

 acquired by presentation or transfer. 



All of them, including 688 plates, have been registered 

 and stamped. 



Students, 



The number of visits recorded as made to the Department 

 for the purposes of consultation or study is 1,295. 



The Gallery is no longer reserved on particular days of the 

 week for the exclusive use of Students ; further, study-series 

 have been arranged in the public gallery where they are 

 directly accessible to the public, and have been so labelled 

 as to render reference to the staff for information thereon 

 almost unnecessary : it has thus become difficult to distinguish 

 ** Students " of minerals from ordinary " Visitors," and stress 

 can no longer be laid on the distinction, 



Exchanges, 



Exchanges of specimens have been made with the Uni- 

 versity of Copenhagen through Professor N. V. Ussing; with 

 Dr. Henry Ward of Chicago ; with the Museum d'Histoire 

 Naturelle through Professor A. Lacroix of Paris ; and with 

 Dr. A. Brezina of Vienna. 



