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If an addition to the building is to be provided there should be little 
delay. Two years or more will be required for planning and constructing 
it, and it will be badly needed by the end of 1930, at the present rate of 
growth of the Museum. 
DONATIONS 
Increasing interest in the Museum is being shown, in substantial 
fashion, by gifts of valuable material. Lists of these donations are given 
in the sections of this report supplied by the heads of divisions. Particular 
mention should be made, however, of a valuable series of specimens of 
gold, platinum, palladium, and other rare metals obtained from the nickel- 
copper ore deposits of Sudbury district, which were presented by the 
Mond Nickel Company. Other fine material was donated by the Inter- 
national Nickel Corporation and by Henry Wiggin and Company, of 
Birmingham, England. These specimens have been incorporated into an 
exhibit of the Canadian ores of nickel, their geological occurrence, and 
their uses and products. The section of the Museum devoted to economic 
geology has been particularly favoured in recent years by gifts from the 
National Aniline and Chemical Company, of Buffalo, the Imperial Oil 
Company, Mining Corporation of Canada, and other companies. 
MUSEUM LECTURES 
The Museum Lecture Committee (H. I. Smith, M. E. Wilson, and C. L. 
Patch) report that during the season of 1927-28 the annual course con- 
sisted of sixteen lectures given by lecturers from twelve different technical 
institutions in the Government service. The course lasted from November 
12 until March 14. Each lecture was delivered on a Saturday morning to 
children and on the following Wednesday evening to adults. The total 
attendance of children was 9,550 and of adults 2,312. Following is a more 
detailed statement of the course: 
November 12 and 16. Unusual Features of the Animal World, by C. L. Patch, National 
Museum. 
November 19 and 23. Enamels, by J. F. McMahon, Mines Branch, Department of Mines. 
November 26 and 30. Our Canadian Bird Sanctuaries, by H. F. Lewis, Canadian Nat- 
ional Parks Branch, Department of the Interior. 
December 3 and 7. Insects and Their Ways, by Mr. De Crice and Dr. J. M. Swaine, 
Entomological Branch, Department of Agriculture. 
December 10 and 14. Glimpses of Gothic Cathedrals, by Major C. N. Marriott, Depart- 
ment of Health. 
December 17 and 21. How Fruit is Marketed, by A. Fulton, Department of Agriculture. 
January 7 and 11. Flying in Canada, by J. A. Wilson, Department of National Defence. 
January 14 and 18. The Age of Mammals, by C. M. Sternberg, Geological Survey. 
January 21 and 25. Why People Like Pictures, by Mrs. Maud Brown, National Art 
Gallery, Department of Public Works. 
January 28 and February 1. Indian Songs and Dances, by C. M. Barbeau, National 
Museum. 
February 4 and 8. Across Sub-Polar Regions, by John L. Foreman, Hydrographic Survey, 
Department of Marine and Fisheries. 
February 11 and 15. The Mining Industry of British Columbia, by C. E. Cairnes, Geolo- 
gical Survey. 
February 18 and 22. The Fisheries of Canada, by J. A. Rodd, Department of Marine and 
Fisheries. 
February 25 and 29. The Rouyn Mineral Area, by W. F. James, Geological Survey. 
March 3 and 7. Interesting Facts about Trees, by J. R. Dickson, Forestry Branch, 
Department of the Interior. 
March 10 and 14. Horticulture in Canada, by L. F. Burrows and Mr. Ritchie, Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. 
