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and an interesting place for anybody to spend an occa- 
sional half-hour in. I would remark upon the large 
improvements made this year in the arrangement of 
specimens and in the addition of fresh objects of interest. 
By a judicious interchange with the British Museum 
authorities, the excellent Curator has lately obtained 
some specimens of great value ; and it is a source of 
perplexity even to his ingenuity to find some space 
where the recently added specimens may be displayed 
advantageously without displacing old familiar features. 
It is a fact which must be faced before long that the 
dimensions of the Museum are becoming too cramped 
for its contents : the egg shell can no longer contain the 
chicken which is daily growing too large for it. There is 
no proper room for the Curator, nor any place where he 
can prepare his specimens. A gallery round the interior 
has been proposed, and would, at a moderate expense, 
add considerably to the capacity of the structure ; but I 
think it should be borne in mind, if the Museum is to 
keep pace with the times and do justice to the c lony 
and to the labour of its present zealous Curator, a more 
ample and convenient building will have to be provided 
within a year or two. Many will remember when the 
Museum had a somewhat neglected air and the disposi- 
tion of its contents was not all that could be desired, 
but I think it may be fairly claimed under its present 
intelligent management as an item of magnitude on the 
credit side of the Society. 
We may also congratulate ourselves that the editing of 
Timehri has fallen into such capable hands. I am 
personally aware that the Editor gives a great deal of 
care and attention to this work, and has succeeded in 
