None of the sticks and bambus which are within 
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reach have any reference numbers on their labels and 
some of them are not even labelled. The specimens 
of tin ore from Perak are in a large case in the centre 
of the room which also contains specimens of ironstone 
and other ores. In the lower part of this case are 
some bricks far superior in appearance to those 
generally seen in use in the Straits but they are 
without labels nor do they figure in the catalogue. 
No Malacca tiles are shown and there are no 
specimens of the tin ware manufactured in the Native 
States,-notably at Seremban. Of the models of 
fishing stakes mentioned on page 57 of the catalogue 
none are shown. The specimens of various timbers t 
are neither catalogued nor identified in any way by 
labels and are, therefore, valueless to any inquirer. 
« 
Possible Additions to and Improvements 
in the Collection. 
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8 . The general object of the Imperial Institute 
as described by the Committee in 1887 is "to house 
carefully selected and arranged collections of the 
natural and manufactured products of the Colonies 
and of India". With this object in view the authori- 
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ties of the Institute discourage for the most part 
the exhibition of specimens other than economic or 
industrial, except in so far as zoological specimens 
may afford inducements to sportsmen to visit the 
Colonies. But such exhibits are generally con- 
sidered as without the precise scope of the Institute. 
Therefore 
