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h will be used for obtai a series of physical measure- 
ments of the various races Bem the Stat 
VISITORS. 
The number of visitors during the year 1903 amounted to 33,409, 
a еды faling off from the total for 1902, which was 42,956, ап 
normal merease on the previous year, due to the exceptional number 
of perum holidays and to а change in the hours during which the 
useum was open to the public. 
The кетн distribution according to race was as follows :— 
Population of 
1901. 1902. 1908. Kuala Lumpur, 
1901. 
Europeans... 1.8 1.2 1.8) « 
Eurasians 5.1 9.8 ару 94 
Bengalis 3.7 4.1 8.2) 13.7 
Tamiis po A . 19.7 16.5} 
Мы DB ee OF TES 
САИ 140 450 59] . 718 
1000 .. 1000 .. 1000 
It is evident that f ac account be tal taken of dheir proportion to the 
whole population, a larger number of Malays visit the Museum than 
of any other nationality, аңа that the Chinese attendance is really less 
than that of any other section of the community, while European 
interest appears to be almost negligible. 
ADDITIONS. 
(a) Zoological. 
Owing to the absence, during the greate r portion of the period, of 
à permanent Curator, the acquisitions have n unimportant. 
Suai eratio collection of Bornean animals was offered for sale and 
was 
several rare and interesting apoio were darai within a н of à 
ew mi umpur 
large species of flying lizard (Draco у бгр hitherto only k pec 
from Borneo and a large undescribed toad of bri illiant colo ime 
The only impe mammal obtained was a single in 
the rare pentailed tree shrew (Ptilocercus lowii), which was р 
supposed only to inhabit Borneo and the Natuna Islands. 
About 500 seres of insects of various orders were collected, 
but some time must нерат before any.of the invertebrates сап be 
TUM dealt with, as storage room and suitable cabinets, which in 
rrespondingly costly, are at present altogether lacking. It is hoped 
that this deficiency may be in part made e good by the end of the year. 
