EDITORIAL GLEANINGS. d17 
We have received the Report on the Sarawak Museum for 1907, 
written by the Curator, Mr. John Hewitt. Many difficulties have 
to be surmounted in a Bornean Museum. ‘Thus we read of the 
collections :—‘‘ On the whole these are in very good condition. The 
show-cases of Mammals and Birds are now in the lower rooms, and 
the Ethnographical collection occupies almost the whole of the upper 
floor. From time to time, as opportunity arises, such birds or mam- 
mals as have faded are replaced by fresh specimens, and in the Ethno- 
graphical collection the cement-dusted sun-hats give place to new 
ones. The problem of insect attacks on soft wood has been solved, I 
hope, by washing with jodolite all specimens which are lable to 
attack. The stand for one bird-case has had to be replaced, as the 
wood of which the old one was made has been eaten. This wood was 
young nireh. During the year collections have been made at Matang, 
Santubong, Quop, Bidi, and on the Baram River, the latter still a fine 
region for botanists or entomologists.” 
We understand that Mr. Hewitt is relinquishing his post as 
Curator, and that he will be succeeded by Mr. Guy Marshall, the well- 
known naturalist of Matabeleland and Mashonaland. To supplement 
experiences and observations in Africa by a sojourn in Borneo may 
result in Mr. Marshall doing still greater things. 
THE Report of the Trustees of the Australian Museum, Sydney, 
for 1907, has been issued. The following extract refers to a very 
excellent work connected with this Museum:—‘ The gallery lectures 
and demonstrations for teachers and students have been continued. 
There is not at present accommodation to make these available for 
the general public, and they are therefore prepared only for teachers 
and students. Tickets for public school teachers are distributed 
through the Department of Public Instruction. Private school 
teachers and students receive tickets from the Secretary of the Museum 
on application. The course consisted of :—Parasites and Messmates, 
by Mr. T. Whitelegge ; attendance, 7. The Birds of the County of 
Cumberland, part 1, by Mr. A. J. North; attendance, 19. The Great 
Barrier Reef, by Mr. C. Hedley; attendance, 34. The Sacred Beetle 
or Scarab, by Mr. W. J. Rainbow; attendance; 12. Crystals, by 
Mr. C. Anderson ; attendance, 4. Australian Stone Implements and 
Objects, by Mr. W. W. Thorpe; attendance, 8. Australian Mammals, 
by Mr. A. R. McCulloch ; attendance, 8. The Birds of the County of 
Cumberland, part 2, by Mr. A. J. North; attendance, 17. The 
Depths of the Sea, by Mr. C. Hedley; attendance, 85. Pelagic Life, 
