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Exchanges. 
Two Roman Bells and one Venetian 
Hand-bell ... ... ... ... Mrs. J. Crosley Brown 
Two Lizards from Borneo ... ... Mr. Chapman 
Acquisitions by Purchase. 
A few of the principal objects purchased may be 
here mentioned, viz : — 
Japanese Shrine and Buddha. 
Italian Lyre-Guitar (See Notes and Illustration). 
Turtle Shell and Turtle’s Head mounted. 
Sperm Whale’s Lower Jaws. 
Old Chinese Matchlock Gun (7 ft. 4 ins. in length), 
and taken from a pirate junk at Foo Choo. 
Collection of Ivory and Horn, in various stages, 
and showing commercial uses. 
Collection of Flint Arrow Heads (Neolithic). 
Palaeolithic implements (from Old Fletton). 
Two Molar Teeth of Mammoth (found in a rail- 
way cutting near Coulsdon, Surrey, January, 1897). 
Pochette or Kit Violin. 
Collection of Curios from the City of Benin, on 
West Coast ot Africa (See Notes and Illustrations). 
Two Bow Street Runners’ Staves. 
Kaffir Water Pipe. 
Collection of Silk Bobbins. 
Persian Nargheil Pipe. Gourd Bottle. 
Carved Emu Eggs, from New South Wales. 
Old Barber’s Basin of Delft. 
Norwegian Hand Mangle. 
Ceremonial Axe, from the Hervey Group, South 
Pacific. 
Collection of Butterflies from Borneo, &c. 
Some valuable and interesting Books were bought for the 
Library during the year, mostly Works on Travel, Art, 
Archaeology, &c. 
RICHARD QUICK, M.J.S. ; 
December 31st , 1897. 
Curator. 
