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On behalf of the Guernsey Society of Natural Science, I 

 beg to return you the grateful thanks of th^ Society for this 

 gracious concession, and to say that, as soon as received, the 

 relics will be placed in the Museum, and full particulars duly 

 published in the Transactions of the Society, The receipt of 

 the parcel (which should be addressed to E. D. Marquand, 

 A.L.S., Guille-Alles Library, Guernsey), will be immediately 

 acknowledged. 



I am. Sir, your obedient servant, 



E. D. Marquand. 

 The Secretary, Admiralty, 



Whitehall, London, S.W. 



Admiralty, London, 



8th June, 1905. 

 Sir, 



With reference to your letter dated 20th May, 1905, I am 

 commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to 

 inform you that the Ethnographical Remains are being 

 despatched to the address you mention. My Lords will be 

 pleased to receive, when published, a copy of the Transac- 

 tions of your Society giving a description of the remains. 

 I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 



Evan Macgregor. 

 E. D. Marquand, Esq., A.L.S., Guernsey. 



Guernsey, 12th June, 1905. 

 The Secretarv, Admiralty, 



Whitehall, London, S.W. 

 Sir, 



I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your 

 letter dated 8th June instant, and to inform you that the box 

 containing the ethnographical remains from Alderney has duly 

 arrived, and been unpacked under my supervision. Everything 

 was in perfect condition. May I beg you to convey to the 

 Lords Commissioners of the AdmiraHy the grateful thanks of 

 the Guernsey Society of Natural Science for this valuable 

 donation, which will occupy an honoured place in their 

 museum. A full description of these relics will be published 

 in the next Transactions of the Society (at the end of this year) 

 and a copy will be forwarded to you as desired immediately on 

 publication. 



In the event of any further antiquarian remains being 

 found in Alderney during the Admiralty works now in course 

 of construction, perhaps the Lords Commissioners will be 



