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the staff (over es^) to work and at once began to 
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the Mscub and Library in a reasonable state of order. _ 
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Museum uader the new ■Mmiftlstrstion, ""'V': s ^ 
The Museum vimS closed to the public until the cad oi^^prll 
1942n All the iaa 3 ?e\ai exhibits wre iut^ct. Culy mlwr d«jr;ege 
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was eustalBcd in several places in the roof "and over 
area. 
Bowevsrs thnnks to the activity of tho old aesibers /f 
the staff- repairs were Isbtxk* lately executed, 
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After the exlfjJLbits had been cleaned wtiich work lasted over 
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two months* the Museum was formally opened to the public oa ^9th 
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All the specimen* in the Isuseun reoalaed intact untilobth 
September 1942 i*«a» a burglary occurred in tto Eueeum and sot* 
small g -Id Indian colas were stolen. The natter was reporWd 
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to the police but until now tiie coins have not benn recovered. 
A change of Mrectorship oecuTi*ed in Septesiber, 1942 and 
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In October Is^dSL the bronae statue of Sir Stamford baffles 
was I'emoved fron the Kcsmorial Hall eoopouiid, and placed, in the*^ 
Central Hall of the Miuicun. Towards the latter part of the y* 7 *r - 
paintings of the Fngllsh I.oyal Fasdly were also sent to the fee seas 
from the kemorial Hall. Some statMS and pr.lntii^s fro© the 
GovemRemt House were sent to the loscus. 
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form, though only Slppoi&se books and perlodlMla were e^ 
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