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CHAPTEE IV. 



Concerning Admission to the British Museum. 



chap. iv. 1 . The Holidays to be observed at the Museum 

 are Christmas Day, ^Ash -Wednesday, Good 



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Friday, and every special Fast or Thanksgiving 

 day appointed by authority. 

 Days and 2. With the exception of certain rooms which 



Admission, will be closed on particular days for the purpose 

 of the arrangement of the collections and for 

 the visits of such persons as may be admitted, 

 under rule 10 hereinafter mentioned, to examine 

 any part of the collections more minutely than 

 can be done on the public days, the Museum 

 shall be open every day except Sunday ; except- 

 ing on the holidays above mentioned, -and from 

 the 1st to the 7th of February, from the 1st 

 to the 7th of May, and from the 1st to the 

 7th of October, inclusive. During Christmas, 

 Easter, and Whitsun weeks, the whole of the 

 Museum shall be open every day, except Sun- 

 day. 



3. The hours for viewing the Collections are 

 from ten till four, during January, February, 

 November, and December ; from ten till five, 

 during March, April, September, and October ; 

 from ten till six from the 8th of May to the 



