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been given over to the aboriginal tribes of the ride ii id two 
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and Basket Work, Weaving, Spinning, Metal and Wood Work; Toys, 
ames, Musie, Play 8, Custom ms, Religion and Magic. The table-cases 
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Malayan Weapons “(Qh Бас baa Malayan aie work (1 сеч „the 
latter looking well mounted on a dark sage green baize. Also half 
a tier has been given to Malayan art work. The large wall space at 
the entrance end has been used for a portion of the collection of 
spari, it having been found impossible to concentrate these weapons 
in one place 
_ An innovation in both of these rooms has been made in the general 
labellin, of the contents of each case which, I think, will be found at 
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slipped in and out and ehanged ad. lib. The same principle has been 
adopted with the table-cases, i HE holding the titles nemi mado 
in the shape of a triangular , which shows a name 
arrangement, in addition to servi ing the purpose UE dear = 
meer den the contents of each case, any particular class of exhibits 
on ente ring the room, the names being in black on 
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white and easily decipherable at a distance. 
valuable historical gift was received from Mr. Eric Maxwell, of 
Ipoh, in the second (and larger) instalment of the Old Dutch engrav- 
ings of the Temple of Boro Boedoer, Java, the first lot having been 
presented to the Museum in 1902. 
Cataloguing was also commenced in this ee as in the 
Zoological Department, before the end of the yea 
THE LIBRARY. 
Twenty-four additions were made during the year, кое of 
periodieals, reports and pamphlets, 12 volumes purchased out of the 
Book vote, and 12 volumes presented. 39 volumes were lent to ait 
applicants, which is a slight decrease on that of the previous у 
would appear, however, that it is not generally known that the. лшн 
possesses a reference and loan li ibrary. 
The same trouble of attacks by white ants was experienced here as 
with the herbarium, and has been met in the same way. In something 
less than three days these pests made their way through the floor of 
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