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the course of field work large collections of zoological, botanical, and 
archaeological specimens are made and many of ethnological articles are 
obtained at little cost. Most of the money available for specimens is used 
to purchase anthropological material, which is becoming increasingly diffi- 
cult to obtain, especially as there is a good market for it in foreign coun- 
tries. The Biological Division collects in a small way locally, but is at 
present forced to depend largely on donations from other Government 
departments, such as the National Parks and the Dominion Lands Admin- 
istration, Department of the Interior, and from numerous naturalists 
throughout Canada with whom most friendly relations have been estab- 
lished. 
A delightful function, for which the Museum, in addition to the 
National Gallery, was thrown open and to which the staff contributed 
its services, was the reception given by the Minister of Public Works to 
the Imperial Economic Conference which met in Ottawa in the summer 
of 1932. C. M. Barbeau was influential in arranging for an excellent 
musical program of folk songs in the rotunda. 
It is in a time like the present when, on account of financial strin- 
gency, activities of institutions such as museums are greatly curtailed that 
the friendship of individuals and other institutions is appreciated. The 
Acting Director is not unmindful of the Museum’s indebtedness in this 
regard and takes pleasure in expressing his sincere thanks to the Depart- 
ment of the Interior for donations and co-operation; to the Department 
of Public Works for sympathetic consideration of requests for decorating 
and repairs and for promptness in their execution; and to the Royal 
Canadian Mounted Police, and the Department of Indian Affairs for 
kindly co-operation. He is very grateful to many other organizations, 
Canadian and foreign, and to individuals for donations and exchanges and 
for gratuitous assistance in scientific research, and to the Canadian press 
for assistance in bringing the activities of the Museum to the attention 
of the public. 
Miss T. L. Klotz resigned from the position of Herbarium Assistant 
on November 15, 1932. 
EDUCATIONAL AND EXTENSION SERVICE 
The educational service of the National Museum is being extended 
gradually within the limits of its staff and facilities. The organization and 
administration of this branch of the Museum’s activities are carried on by 
the staff of the Director’s office incidental to other duties of the Geological 
Survey and the Museum. 
The following is a review of the service the Museum offers at present: 
MOTION PICTURES 
The motion picture film library now includes the following subjects: 
biology, anthropology, geology, and miscellaneous. For a detailed list of 
the pictures See “ Catalogue of Motion Picture Films,” 1933, National 
Museum of Canada. 
