MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. 



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It is to be observed that the se.ile of s.ilarics is inferior 

 to that which obtains at llie British Museum for analogous 

 ■9-ork and duties. 



The keeper of the herbaiiu;n and library, under the 

 supervision of the director, is responsible for the general 

 administration of the department and for the dir(jotion 

 of the scientific work performed. 



Subordinate to the keeper, the two principal assist-ants 

 take general soientifie charge of the two great divisions 

 of the vegetable kingdom entrusted to them respectively. 

 They prejmre the nnii-erous reports called for when 

 necessary by the director, and transmitted to him through 

 the keeper. 



The general routine work of the herbarium and library 



is carried on by the keeper, the principal assistants and Sir W. T. 



the assistants, its general ; Uocation (except as regards Thisclton- 

 the superior oflicers) being decided by the keeper after Dijer, 



consultation with the Director. k.c.m.g., 



K.R.S. 



One assistant is, however, paid by the India Office. 



His function is to help the Indian ]{otanical Depart- 29 Nov. 1900. 

 ments to keep in touch with European work. 



2. — Keeper of the Museums and North Gallery. 



He reports daily to the Director, and takes his instruc- 

 tions as to the nature of the work which the department 

 should take in hand from time to time, and the incidental 

 business, and discusses correspondence. 



Tlie followin'T is an enumeration of his staff with detailed particulars of the circumstances of their employ- 

 ment: — 



Office. 





Name. 



Salary. 



Entered Service. 



Age. 







MUSEUMS. 



£ s. d. 







Keeper - 

 Assistant 



. 



J. R. Jackson - 



324 1 6 



August 1858 - 



63 



- - 



J. M. Hillier - 



135 13 10 



15 December 1879 - 



39 



Preparer 



Porter (in uniform) 



_ 



G. Badderly 



90 - - 



1 April 1880 - 



62 



M\iseuni, No. 1 



J. Fulcher 



1 4 - 



2 October 1899 - 



32 



Ditto ditto 



Ditto, No. 2 - 



T. Martin 



(A. P., 30;. 8s. 4(f.) 



1 4 - 



15 INIay 1882 - 



58 



Ditto ditto 



Ditto, No. 3 - 



— 



1 4 - 



— 



— 



Ditto ditto 



Packing Room, etc. 



J. Hazel - 



NORTH GALLERY. 



1 4 - 



18 October 1897 - 



29 



Caretaker 



(Residence) - 



1 



Mrs. Badderly - 



- 10 6 



4 June 1882 - 



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3_ ^Honorary Keeper of thk Jodrell Laboratory. the Director, and takes his instructions as to the admis- 

 sion of persons to the laboratory who desire to engage 

 He reports from time to time, as occasion requires, to in i-esearch in it and as to incidental business. 



The following is an enumeration of the staff, with detailed particulars of their employment: — 



Office. 



Name 



Sal 



ary. 



Entered Service. 



Age. 



Honorary Keeper - 

 Porter (in uniform) 



Dukinfield H. Scott 

 W. R. Conin (A.D.) 



£ s. d. 

 14- 



13 September 1892- 

 29 March 1897 



46 

 38 



4. OURATOE. 



He is the general " man of business of the establish- 

 ment," and corresponds to the steward of an estate. 

 Besides this he has the responsible charge of the living 

 collections. Subordinate to the curator there are two 

 assistant curators — one has charge of the cultivation 

 under glass amounting to 3^ acres ; the other of the 

 arboretum, believed to be the most extensive in any 

 temperate country. 



III. 



A. — ^Living Collections. — These are distributed over 

 the whole establishment. This has its disadvantages. 

 But it was considered when the policy was determined 

 upon that these were outweighed by the wider dispersion 

 of visitors and the prevention of undesirable congestion 

 at any one point. 



1.) Kew receives annually on an average a million and 

 a quarter of visitors. It would be idle to contend that 

 the vast proportion of these come with any scientific pur- 

 pose. But it is only necessary to move a,mongst them 

 to see that a large number examine the collections with 

 intelligence. This is further proved_b'^ the daily offic'.al 

 correspondence, which shows that the public generally 

 feel an almost jealous interest in the "completeness" of 

 ffhe collections, and will take some personal trouble to 

 supply a plant which they piresume has been lost or 

 which they think should be represented. Desirable ac- 

 quisitions are constantly obtained in this way from 

 merely casual visitors. 



Nothing, however, is done in the way of direct popu- 

 lar instruction. But the series of hand lists is sold at 

 the gates and comimands a steady sale. 



It is further to be observed that everything of interest 

 in the living collections at Kew is copiously reported in 

 the Horticultural Press, and the particular attention of 

 visitors is in this way directed to it. 



Though Kfiw does nothing direct in the way of popular 

 instruction, it can hardly be doubted that it exercises an 

 immense indirect influence in encouraging a taste for 

 botanical study and intelligent horticulture. 



(2.) It will, however, be proper to mention here the 

 internal educational work of the establishment, the 

 results of which are of increasing and far-reaching im- 

 portance. 



The GARDENING STAFF of Kew is Worked on the basis of 

 an advanced horticultural school. There is no time to 

 teach beginners ; five years' previous experience is re- 

 quired of every candidate . for admission. The term of 

 employment is limited to two years for all who do not 

 obtain promotion. During this period, according to 

 capacity, each man is passed through various depart- 

 ments. In this way a range of varied experience is 

 acquired which could not be obtained elsewhere. 



After working hours on two nights a week lectures are 

 given on the following subjects : — 



i. Elementary chemistry and physics ; 



ii. Elementary botany ; 



iii. Economic botany (in the myseums) ; 



iv. Geographical botany. 



There is no examination, but notes are required to be 



taken, which are revised by the lecturer, and a certifi- 

 cate is given to those who have afforded evidence of 

 having profited by the instruction. 



On one morning a week the gardeners are allowed to 

 visit other departments than those in which they are 

 ordinarily working. 



Several botanical excursions are arranged during the 

 summer, which are conducted by members of the staff. 



The garden library is open on every weekday evening, 

 and is supplied with a well-selected selection of profes- 

 sional books and gardening periodicals. 



