IV ANNIVEESAKY MEETING. 



The Museum, 



The following is the work that has been done in the Museum 

 during the year 1868 : — 



1. Many specimens which were lying about in the Museum have 

 been, as far as possible, restored to their proper places in the cabinets. 



2. The whole of the British Collection has been examined and, as 

 far as practicable, put into correct order ; the drawers have been re- 

 papered and the specimens and tablets cleaned, it being found that 

 most of the labels were illegible through accumulated dust. 



3. The Mammalian remains have all been treated with gelatine, 

 and the broken bones and teeth put together, with the assistance of 

 Mr. Boyd Dawkins and Mr. Davis (of the British Museum). 



The Committee recommend that a sufficient supply of Tablets be 

 provided for the South- African fossils and other specimens illustra- 

 tive of papers read before the Society, and also that some covered 

 deal Trays be made, to receive such specimens. 



The Council having decided on the discontinuance of the formation 

 of a general collection, and having restricted the collection in future 

 to specimens illustrative of papers read before the Society and those 

 received from abroad, recommend that the Assistant Librarian, under 

 the superintendence of the Assistant Secretary, should take great 

 care of the present collection, and should arrange all specimens as 

 soon as received, with reference to the papers which they illustrate. 



J. GWYN JEFFREYS. 

 P. M. DUNCAN. 

 THOS. WILTSHIRE. 



Comparative Statement of the Number of the Society at the close of 

 the years 1867 and 1868. 



Dec. 31, 1867. Dec. 31, 1868. 



Compounders 197 206 



Contributing Fellows 469 487 



Non-contributing Fellows . . 434 430 



1100 1123 



Honorary Members 3 3 



Foreign Members 42 41 



Foreign Correspondents .... 40 37 



1185 1204 



