ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 15 



The Exhibition Galleries of the British Museum (Natural 

 History), Cromwell-road, South Kensington, including the 

 Departments of Zoology, Geology and Palaeontology, Mine- 

 ralogy, and Botany, are open to the public, free, daily, 

 except Good Friday and Christmas Day, and days of Public 

 Fast or Thanksgiving. 



The hours of Admission are as under : — 



On Week-Days, throughout the year from 10 a.m., in 



January - - - - - -to 4 p.m 



February „ 4.30 



March 



April to August 



September 



October - - - 



November and December 



5.30 



6 



5.30 



5 



4 



also, on Mondays and Saturdays only, from the 

 beginning of May to the middle of July, to 8 p.m., and from 

 the middle of July to the end of August, to 7 p.m. 



On Sundays, in 



January ^ - _ - from 2 to 4 p.m. 



February - ^ - - „ 2 „ 4.30 



March - - - - „ 2 „ 5.30 



April - - - - „ 2 „ 6 



May to August - » - „ 2.30 „ 7 



September - - - „ 2 „ 5.30 



October - - - - „ 2 „ 5 



November and December - ,, 2 ,,4 



Persons are admitted to study in these Departments every 

 weekday from 10 till 4 o'clock. 



Britisli Museum (Natural History), ^ E. Ray Lankester, 



25 February 1905. / Director. 



