﻿NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



V Report on the Zoology section 



VI Report on the Archeology section 



VII Publications of the year 



VIII Staff of the Science Division and State Museum 



IX Accessions to the collections 



X The New York State Museum Association 



XI Appendixes (to be continued in subsequent volumes). All 

 the scientific publications of the year 



CONDITION OF THE SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS 



Since my last report few changes have been necessitated in the 

 location of the museum collections, except for continued progress 

 in the transference of the scientific materials to the storage house 

 and the general preparation of the collections for transfer to and 

 exhibition in new quarters. This work has involved much careful 

 and expert labor in all sections, the selection of choice exhibits, the 

 preparation of groups, models and charts, and in reasonable measure 

 the expenditure of money for expert assistance which the staff can 

 not give. Much of the time which has before been given to the 

 work of scientific research has of necessity been directed into the 

 channels mentioned. 



In my report of last year I stated the location of the collections 

 in eight different places in the city* of Albany, in addition to some 

 valuable material in storage in the city of Rochester. These loca- 

 tions remain unchanged. Considerable valuable accessions to all 

 departments of the museum have been made during the year. Their 

 character is given under chapter IX of this report. 



II 



REPORT ON THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 



AREAL GEOLOGY 

 In the progress of the survey directed toward the execution of 

 the geological map of the State on the topographic scale of I mile 

 to i inch, a considerable number of topographic quadrangles have 

 been completed and published, with full explanatory details of 

 geological structure. In addition to the completed quadrangles a 

 variety of special maps have been issued in connection with par- 

 ticular geological problems, some of the older of these maps being 



