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ЖИЕККЕ dnt Кин И L. Wray. A few specimens of 
Marie eter ila euin 2000078 ected by him in England and forwarded 
"э -— E the specimens previously in the Museum these additions will 
make a — complete series, representing most of the geological 
formation 
MINERALOGY. 
— additions were made to this section; nes which ^ 
most important were a collection of Cornish minerals prese 
S. Wickett, of Redruth ; five specimens given by Mr. C. Wra ay and 31 
specimens collected by Mr. L. ray in England. Several of the local 
minerals were polished and a white topaz and smoke quartz or cairn- 
gorm from Chenderiang were eut and make quite handsome stones. 
BOTANY. 
Forty-four mounted herbarium specimens were received from the 
Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta, for the herbarium. Two lengths of 
the giant bamboo from Bikut, Ulu Slim, were given by Mr. Chan 
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mple of Para Rubber seed was sent to the Imperal Institute 
for Mese and has since been favourably repo 
fessor Dunstan, the Director; a sample of the Malayan varnish was 
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to the genus Garcinia and appears to be quite equal to the Japan 
lacquer, but like it is very difficult to apply. It is possible that this 
gum may prove a valuable product if only a solvent for it сап 
discovered. 
4 ETHNOLOGY. 
Mis Maara shield, a юй ея ахе ап octal stone adze 
A paper entitled · * Notes on Dens and Weaving as ыд at 
Sitiawan in Perak," and a second on * The Malayan Pottery of 
Perak," were shone es to ger Anthropologieal Institute by Mr. 
L. Wray and printed in the Journal of the Institute. Both papers 
were illustrated with photographs of articles in the Museum collections. 
es of photographs of natives of the Malay Peninsula were 
peut [s the British Museum of Natural History. 
HISTORICAL. 
Two seals of the late Mantri of Larut, two obsolete seals of the 
Sec to Government and one of the Land Office were presen 
retary 
by Government. Three old pattern Krupp guns and one Nordenfelt 
of old аата 
LIBRARY. 
Ten volumes were purehased out of the vote of 7 provided in 
the гаг они for this Mercy and added to the Library 
Jan,, 1905, 
