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The Spider (Meta menardi) is also new, though recorded for the 
south-west border of the County. 
The Index or Type Museum. 
The whole of the exhibition specimens in spirits or in formalin 
were examined, and, where necessary, recharged. 
A number of valuable additions were made to the collections, 
chief among which are the series of vertebrate animals; double pre¬ 
parations in which the mounted skeleton is seen on one side, on the 
other the mounted skin. 
The Committee records its thanks and appreciation of the grant 
in aid of 50 per cent, from the Education Department, given 
towards the purchase of the above and other specimens indicated f 
in the list of additions. 
JAMES CUTHBEBT, 
Chairman of Committee. 
ALEX. M. PvODGEI 
Curator. 
