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A bow and arrows from the Andaman Islands, from Captain Wilmer ; a rice bag from 

 Smnatra, and a clay pellet from Siam, from the Baron de Bertouch; a sai'ong from 

 Sumatra, from James Collins, Esq. ; and a Japanese writing on j^^lm leaf, from A. 

 W. Franks, Esq. 



4. Ethnography of Oceania and Australasia. — A collection of pottery from the Fiji 

 Islands, from His Excellency the Hon. Sir Arthur Gordon, k.c.m.g. Two ear orna- 

 ments from Paumotu, and stone implements from Hawaii and Tahiti; from Sir Wyville 

 Thomson, F.R.S. A weapon formed of the tail of a sting ray, from Tahiti; and the club 

 of the Kino of Soma Soma, Fiji Islands ; from W. J. Bernhard Smith, Esq. 



Extensive collections from the Admiralty Islands and New Guinea, obtained during 

 the cruise of H. M.S. '' Challenger "; by the donors Sir Wyville Thomson, r.R.S., and 

 H. N. Moselev, Esq., f.r.s. A collections of specimens from S.W. of New Guinea; 

 from A. W, Franks, Esq. 



.5. Antiquities and Ethnoyraphij oj America. — A collection of arrowheads and other 

 antiquities, discovered in Greenland during the Arctic Expedition in 1875-76, by the 

 donor, Capt. H. W. Feilden. 



Ten stone arrowheads from Virginia, from Mann Valentine, Esq., of Richmond, 

 Virginia, U.S.A. 



Mexican object in clay, from Henry Deedes, Esq. 



A collection of ancient Peruvian pottery, stone and bronze implements, from A. W. 

 Franks, Esq. An ancient Peruvian vase, from Rev. W. Sparrow Simpson, d.d., f.s.a. 



Fragments of pottery from Entre Rios, Argentine Confederation ; from Dr. Ramon 

 Silva, through Sir John Lubbock, M.P., F.K.S. 



The Trustees of the Christy Collection have purchased, from funds at their disposal, 

 a small collection of Peruvian antiquities, including two gold embossed plates in the form 

 of axes, and two gold pins ; and a number of objects in pottery ; all from Arequipa. 



The Christy Collection remains open on Fridays, by means of tickets to be obtained 

 at the British Museum. During the past year there have been 761 visitors. 



Augustus W. Franks. 



Department of Coins and Medals. 

 I. — Arrangement. 



1. Greek Series: — 



(a) 605 coins of the Greek world, acquired in 1877-78, have been registered, and 527 

 incorporated in their places in the series. 



951 coins from the Bank Collection have been registered, and 80 incorporated. 



(j3) Re-arrangement, &;c. 



The coins of Rhodes and Phoenicia, and the Imperial series of Palestine and Mesopo- 

 tamia have been re-arranged, and the silver pieces weighed. 



(y) Collections examined. 



Collections belonging to Subhi Pacha and the Rev. G. I. Chester, and finds of coins 

 belonging to Mr. H. Willett, Colonel Prideaux, and Mr. W. F. Douglas, have been 

 examined. 



(8) Exhibitions. 



258 coins of Asiatic Greece, 239 of European Greece, and 281 of Italy, Sicily, &c., 

 have been selected and electrotyped for exhibition to the public. 



2. Roman Series : — 



(a) 32 coins of various classes recently acquired have been registered and incor- 

 porated. 



808 coins from the Bank Collection have been registered and incorporated. 



(6) Re-arrangement. 



The silver consular coins struck out of Rome but in Italy, during the years B.C. 93-89, 

 as well as those struck during the ISocial War (Oscan series), and those issued in Sicily, 

 Spain, Africa, and Gaul, during the first century B.C., have been re-arranged and 

 weighed. 



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