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CHAPTER IV. 



Concerning Admission to the British Museum. 



Reading 

 Room. 



1. The Holidays to be observed at the 

 British Museum are Christmas Day, Good 

 Friday, and every special Fast or Thanks- 

 giving day appointed by authority. 



2. With the exception of certain rooms 

 which will be closed on particular days for 

 the purpose of the arrangement of the Collec- 

 tions, and for the visits of such persons as 

 may be admitted, under Rule 9, to examine 

 any part of the Collections more minutely than 

 can be done on the public days, the Museum 

 shall be open every day excepting on the 

 holidays above-mentioned. 



3. The hours for viewing the Collections 

 shall be such as the Standing Committee may 

 from time to time appoint. 



4. Any person desiring to view the Collec- 

 tions may be required to inscribe his name and 

 place of abode in a book to be kept in the 

 Entrance Hall for that purpose. 



5. Visitors are to be decent and orderly in 

 their appearance and behaviour ; otherwise the 

 Officers are to exclude them or cause them to 

 withdraw. 



6. The Reading Room of the Museum 

 (Bloomsbury) shall be kept open on every 



