COUNCIL FOR 1859 . 
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the whole series of native animals will he brought together in 
one room. 
In the middle room, the Council have only fitted up the long 
central case, in which the Plesiosaurus Zetlandicus now reposes, 
together with the remains of several other Reptiles from the 
Lias of Yorkshire. The remainder of the Liassic Saurian fossils 
will also he placed in this case. 
The third room, which is intended to contain the collection 
of Yorkshire fossils, has been fitted up for this purpose with 
cases similar in plan to those in the old Geological room, and 
with gallery-cases like those in the British Bird room. The 
Keeper of the Museum has already placed a considerable 
number of specimens in the cases, and the work will be con¬ 
tinued until the whole collection is arranged. When this is 
accomplished the Council believe that there will he no finer 
local Geological collection to be seen anywhere. At the same 
time care will be taken to represent the Yorkshire strata in the 
general Geological collection, by means of limited series of 
typical or characteristic species. The numerous specimens of 
fossils from strata occurring in other parts of England and on 
the continent of Europe, obtained from Mr. Bean, will serve 
to fill up many spaces in the general collection, and assist 
greatly in rendering it more uniform and complete. The 
Keeper of the Museum hopes to have the whole of the fossils 
grouped in the cases in the course of the next three months, 
when the entire suite of the new rooms will he opened to the 
public. 
The tradesmen’s accounts for work done up to the present 
date, in fitting up the interior of the new rooms, amount in all 
to £574. The balance of the Museum Enlargement Fund” to 
meet this will only he £121 when all outstanding subscriptions 
are received, so that the liabilities of the Society on account of 
the new rooms are at present £453. The additional work 
required for the completion of the third room, consists in the 
making of a table case for the centre of the room and the 
painting of the wood work, &c. As it is exceedingly desirable 
not to burden the Society with any addition to its debts, and 
as these expenses can only be defrayed slowly out of the ordinary 
