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Notes and Comments. 
LEAMINGTON MUSEUM. 
The Report of the Curator of the Leamington Museum for 
1921-2-2 states : — ‘ Notwithstanding the very modest annual 
incotne of £200 which is allowed for Museum purposes, the 
Committee have succeeded by gifts and loans of specimens 
in making such developments in recent years that a very 
considerable collection of interesting exhibits, properly 
classified and arranged, is now available to the public, and it 
has become not only a useful educational institution much 
frequented by young people, but also one of the show places 
for visitors to the town. The collection comprises Natural 
History, Ethnography, Antiquities, Local History, and the 
Fine Arts. There are many examples of Roman and Mediaeval 
English Pottery which are unique and valuable. There are 
numerous beautiful examples of British Birds presented in 
their natural habitat, while the Art Section contains many 
fine oil and water colour paintings — many being by local 
artists/ 
DARLINGTON MUSEUM. 
The first Report issued since the new museum at Darlington 
was opened, states : — ‘ From the opening on August 1st to 
March 31st, 1922, 121,200 visitors have been recorded. The 
best possible use has been made of the building. Unsuited as 
it is for Museum purposes, the adaptations have overcome 
many difficulties and the whole now presents a very creditable 
exhibition. The ground floor has been used for the local and 
general exhibits and the first floor given up entirely to the 
“ Pearson Collection ” of big game. Judged not only from 
the number of visitors but also from the aesthetic and 
educational points of view the Museum must be regarded as a 
success. During the period November to March, Mr. F. O. D. 
Sibson, of the Naturalists’ Field Club, conducted a series of 
twelve lectures on “ Geology,” with special reference to 
North-Eastern England. Full use was made of the geological 
specimens in the Museum. The average attendance at each 
lecture was ten, and it is pleasing to note that those present at 
the first lecture continued to the end ; and thejnajority were 
artisans who had taken up the study for the first time. 
Arrangements have been made for a course of lectures on 
” Wild Flowers,” to be given during the late Spring and early 
Summer months/ 
FISH HOOKS OF FLINT. 
The Daily Mail contains an announcement that the 
Horniman Museum has secured a rare object, namely, a fish 
hook of flint, which was among a collection of objects from 
Ireland and Greece, though it is considered that it may have 
originated in Denmark. We have not seen the specimen but 
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