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CHAP. V. 



Precautions 

 against Fire 

 and other 

 Accidents. 



lations be enforced at the Museum (Natural 

 History). 



3. In order that the Museum (Bloomsbury) 

 may at no time be left without a proper Officer 

 responsible for its safety and duly authorized 

 to give orders in case of fire or other accidents, 

 some one of the resident Keepers shall always 

 remain within the precincts of the Museum, 

 who, in the absence of the Director, shall be 

 responsible for the safety of the Museum, and 

 of the Property and Collections therein, and 

 shall have authority to give orders in case of 

 fire or other accidents. The two Keepers who 

 are required to be always in residence (Chap. I., 

 § 8) shall both remain within the precincts 

 during the night. The Director shall see that 

 these rules be strictly enforced. 



4. At the Museum (Natural History) one 

 at least of the resident servants shall always 

 remain within the precincts. 



5. Every Subordinate Officer shall pay par- 

 ticular attention to the security of his Depart- 

 ment ; and shall take care that, at the hours of 

 closing, the fires be extinguished or left so as 

 not to be dangerous. 



6. Whenever it is necessary to bring port- 

 able lights into the Museums they shall be 

 carried in lanterns to be specially provided for 

 that purpose. 



7. The Director and the Director of the 

 Natural History Departments shall take care 



