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In Case No. 10—Centipedes, Spiders, etc.—the specimens have 
now been arranged and mounted on tablets with their accompanying 
labels. 
The Skeletons of the Emperor Penguin and the Giant Petrel, 
reported last year from the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 
have been mounted and placed in the Bird Case. The Brown Crane, 
reported two years ago, has also been mounted and placed in the 
case. 
The Arm of a Black Whale received in 1901 from Captain Adams 
has now been prepared, mounted, and will shortly be placed in the 
mammal collections in the Index Museum. 
The Arctic Case referred to in the last report is now completed, 
and is an exhibit of much interest. The case measures 12 feet by 5 
feet, and shows a handsome female Walrus and young resting on a 
large “pan” of ice abutting on the land. Appearing in a hole in 
the ice floe is a Seal. On the land margin is a young Polar Bear, 
alongside which is the remains of an Musk Ox head : on the high 
ground is an Arctic Wolf; while on the other side, appearing from 
an opening in the rock, is an Arctic Fox. Several Arctic birds lend 
effect to the scene. The case was designed by the Curator, and the 
work carried out by Mr. Charles Kirk, and is a handsome example 
of taxidermal art. . 
It may be of interest to note that the contents weigh 9 cwts., the 
Walrus alone turning the scale at 5 cwts. 
The Committee is very grateful to the Education Department for 
the government grant in aid of 50 per cent, towards the cost of 
mounting the material for the above case. 
JAMES CUTHBERT, 
Chairman of Committee. 
ALEX. M. RODGER, 
Curator. 
