Perff^slyre Rafural history jRuseunp 
PERTH. 
Report of the Museum Joint- Committee 
Jor the Year ending May 15th , 1905. 
To the Lord Provost , Magistrates , and Town Council. 
Gentlemen, 
The Joint-Committee of the Perthshire Natural History 
Museum have pleasure in submitting their Third Annual Report. 
The Museum building throughout is in good repair. Improvements 
in regard to several details of the fittings are at present being 
proceeded with. 
The table-cases round the gallery rail having been found to admit 
dust between the glass and their frames, it was decided to have the 
bearings supporting the glass removed and to insert baize. It is 
probable that, as the wood becomes more fully seasoned, other cases 
will have to be dealt with in the same way. 
Spring-roller blinds are being fitted into the windows above the 
gallery, in order to modify the light. 
An Illustrated Handbook to the Museum has been prepared by 
the Curator, and is now on sale in the Museum as well as the 
Booksellers’ shops in the city. It contains 75 pages of descriptive 
matter and 14 illustrations. By introducing advertisements, your 
Committee were enabled to offer to the public for 3d. a book which 
cost 6d. to print. Besides being a Guide to the Museum, the Hand¬ 
book forms a useful epitome of the Natural History of the County. 
Last year there were 13 weekly exhibits in the Lecture-room of 
named wild flowers of the district, at which 306 specimens were 
shown. This, year the exhibition is to be continued from May to 
