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as the ladies call them,) let also the popular, colo- 

 nial and native names, be attached . The cormeil 

 lias liberally granted tbc sum of two imndred 

 pounds amiually out of tlie colonial funds, Ibt 

 suppoirt 13^ tlie mu86ixm i ^ hmdised md thirty 

 pounds of which is a salary to the collector and 

 stuffors of specimens of natural history for the 

 collection, and the remainder is expended for 

 oasei^ SCQ* ; but encouragement shouW be hdld 

 out lc)a^dqg|il^tieH^} as is usual in other publte 430}* 

 Uetiona.* At &t^t@» the ^naDstencement of 

 thft public museum is excellent ; and science, I 

 believe, is indebted for its institution to tlie 

 Honourable Alexander Macleay, colonial secre- 

 tary ; and may he see It attain an importance 

 whicli 110 one can enjoy or apin-eciate miOS!^ than 

 himself, whu has ih'voted the h'i>ure moments nf a 

 long and arduous life engaged in other ini|t<*r- 

 tant occupations, to the study of tlie natural 

 sciences. 



It would also be <U sinihlc to have the rases mtidc in 

 such a manner, as to be opened ii' required^ and a closer in- 

 £ipe(iti(ttt i>t the dpecim^ <»'b^alQ£^ m iMeA tBqw&ttit 

 for scientific exanii nations. To 600ir^ .{yltif^Ieay, Esq. the 

 umscHm is indebttnl foj- many valuable species of birds, which 

 h& tift^ tjotklftfed during his arduous journey in the exptoratiOtt 

 nf the course of the ^iirrumbiclge nver,- in the expedition 

 tinder Captain Sturt. 



