1873.
VICTORIA.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUMS,
AND N ATION'AL G ALLEl{Y
OF
VIOTORIA,
WITH THE
REPORTS OF THE SECTIONAL COMMITTEES,
FOR THJi) YJi),AR
PHESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND. PURSUANT TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT 33 VIeT. NQ. 357. "
~!? :!utborit!: "OHN FEMES. flOVER101EN'f l'IUNTER, MELBOURNE.
No. '16. \, THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUMS, ETC.
1.872.
THEllON. sm WILLIAJll FOSTER STAWELL, CHARLgS EDWARD BRIGHT, ESQ., HIS HONOR lim,. JUSTICE BAlmY, PRESIDENT, 'I'HE REV.• TOHN IGNATIUS BLEASDALE, D.D" THE HON. SIR FHANCIS lITURPHY, lIU".C., JOliN HADCOCK, r;sQ., DAYID CHARTElUS lIIACAR'rHUR, ESQ., MAl1TD, HOWY IRVING, ESQ., THE HON. THO]\IAS HOWARD FELLOWS, • TIlE HON. WILLIAM HENltY ],'ANCOURT MITCHELL, THE HON. Sill CHAl1LES GAVA-." DUFFY, ICC.M.G., .. ]\LL.C., THE HON. Sill JAilmS lIIcCULLOCH, K.C."?i::G., • ',', I 1'Hg 11m,: SIU'GEOnGE FREDElUCK VERDON, K.C.M.G., C.B., ' THE HON. AUCHIBALD ::mCH[E, VIIJB'·PllESIDEN'l', THE HON. CHARLES lIIACl\IAHON, M.P., THE. HON. JAJlrES GOODALL l<'RL.'fCIS, 3I.P., THE HON. WILLIAM MOUNTFORD KI:: Dttllibcnt: HIS HON0I1 Mll. JUSTICE !lAnRY. ,; ire~'Dre!ltbrnt : THE HON. AllcrrmALD "Hcrrm. ~rta;!lttnl' : , 'I'HE HON:. ,rom, Af;E:XANDm.l; lIfACPHEllSON.· ~ ~ '."...., THE LIBRARIAN: .:~JGP;m;~ 'J'jmc, ,- . \ TH~ SUPERINTENDENT'OF THE 'INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM: .1. c. XE\YHERV, ESQ.,. H ..SC • . \ THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL l'lUSEUM: '''~.' ,~ THE MASTER OF THE SCHOOL.O~ PAINTING AN.D CU~-!lTOR OF FINE ART GALL~Y: EUGF.Nl·; \'0:-; C{JEItAl:1l. ESQ. THE MASTER OF THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN: '.' ., jlEdRETARY TO 'TH{'TRUSTEES ; ~c ~ ;'IIARCUS' Or,ARKF., ESQ: - _•. APPROXIMATE'COST OF REPORT. :£ I. d. Preparation-Not given. Printing (1250 copies) £Ilf> 5 0 REPORT. To the Honorablc the Chief Secretary. The Trustees of the Public Library, Museums, and National Gallery of Victoria have the honor to report for the year lS72 :- 1. By letter, dated 6th .June lS72, the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, was plea~ed to appoint the Honorable Sir George Frederick Verdon, K.C.M.G., C.B., the Honorable Charles Mac Mahon, M.P., the Honorable William Mountford Kinsey Vale, M.P., the Honorable Frank Stanley Dobson, LL.D., M.L.C., to be Trustees of t.his Institution. 2. At 11 meet,ing of the Trustees held on the 5th April lS72; His Honor Mr. Justice Barry was re elected President, and the Honorable Archibald. Michie, Vice-President. The Sectional Committees were re-elected~ .::'. ,: .' " ", . , . . 1 ., 3. The Trustees revised the Rules of the Illstitution, and, at a meeting held on the 11 th April, directed that the Rilles as amended should be suhmitteu for the approval of His Excellency the Governor. This was done, and His Excellency'S approval received on the lOth January lS73. 4. The amended Rules provided that the finances of the Institution be supervised by a Treasurer. At a meeting held on the 5lh April 1872, t.lieJIonorable .James Goodall Francis was elected to that office. On the 5th oT July a letter was received from";\h; Francis, stating that, his having taken the office of Chief Secretary, his official duties would. prev(lnt him from. undertaking the duties, and, on the 12th of August, the Honqrable. Sir.. Ge.9~ge ye.r~~w w:u~ elected .. , .Sh; Georg~ V m'doll r~si!$ned on.the 4th October, and o,n the same day Chades Edwai:d Brig,h~, Esq., was('l~ct.('d. Mr. Brighi;'s departure for Europe necessitated the appointment of another Treasurer, and,' on the 24th of F:ebruary 1873, the Honorable John Alexander MacPherson accepted the office. . 5. At a meeting held on the 15th March IS72, the Trustees, acting on the recommendation of the Building Committee, resolved to'mripend the' sum of £S60 in erecting suitable entrance gates. Drawings prepared by the architects were approved, and a tender for £725 accepted. The work is now in progress. 6. At a meeting'held on the 12th,August it was resolved that a deputation wait upon the Honorable the Chief Secretary, and l;equest him to put upon the Estimates a sum of £7000 for the ereCtion of a new wing tor a Picture Gallery. ' . The Trustees are still of the opinion, expressed in their last Report, that this work is absolutely required for the preservation of the National Collection of Pictures, and trust that, though the Government were unable last year, to accede to the request preferred by'the deputation, sufficient provision may be made for this work on the next Estimates. ; 7. At a meetiIJg held on the 10th March lS73, the Trustees, acting on the advice of the Building Committee, resolved to expend a sum of' £133· 2s. 6d. in repairing hydrllnts and pnrchase of hose. These works, nO\v in progress, lire absolutely necessary to .protect the building and its contents against fire. S. The Trustees desire to impress upon the Govei'nment the great and increasing importance of the classes in connection with the Technological Section :of this Institution, nup. the totally nnsnitaLle and inadequate accommodation lit present in existence. 9. The Commissioners of the Internat.ional Exhibition for lS72-3 having requested that they might be allowed space in tho bnilding for the eX}libit.ion of the articles intended to be forwarded to London, at a meeting held on' the 21 st Jmie it was resolved that t.he Trnstees would afford as much accommodation as the space at their disposal would permit, on the understanding that suitable buildings be at once commenced for exhibition purposes. A aeputation, consisting of the Trustees and the Commissioners, waited upon the , Honorable the Chief Secretary to request that a sum of £6000 might be placed upon the Estimates for the purpose of erect.ing a permanent buildiug of this kind. £3000 was subsequently voted, ,,,hich sum the .Trustees were preparing to expend, when 11 letter was received from the Chief Secretary informing tiJem "that it is not the present intention of the Government to expend the sum of £3000 voted for the purpose of buildings and repairs to the Public Library, &c., during the last session of Parliament." Acting in compliance with this intimation, the Trnstees suspended the preliminary proceedings taken with a view to the expenditure of this sum. 10. The Trustees, on the 27th July, placed the Great Hall and annexes at the disposal of the Com missioners, who retained possession of' them until the close of the Exhibition on the ISth January 1873. 11. The Trustees have under their anxious consideration the completion of the building, and the Building Committee have from time to time reported upon the plans submitted by the architects; but no decision has yet been arrived at. 12. The reports of The Building and General Committee, The Public Library Committee, The Indnstrial aud Technological Museum Committee, The National Museum Committee, The National GaUery Committee, . The Trensurer, are annexed. REDMOND BAHRY, President. :JIst March IS73. REPORT OF THE SECTIONAL BUILDING\ AND GENERAL COMMITTEE. ~triionltl ~ommittee: His Honor Mr. JUSTICE BARRY, President. The Hon. SAMUEL HENRY BINDON, The Rev. JOHN IGNATIUS BLEASDALE, D.D., The HOll. SIR C. GAVAN DUFFY, CHARLES E. BRIGHT, Esq. The Hon. JOHN ALEXANDER MACPHERSON, 1. The Building and General Committee have the honor to report.:- 2. The sum of £3700 was placed 011 the Estimates for the year 1872-3 for building, repairs, &c. Of this, a sum of £72 was expended in repairing and refitting gas pipes in the Museum; a sum of £145 Ill. 6d, in repairing the Pavilion and Fountain in the south-east court. Tenders were accepted for "the sum of £725 for the erection of gates and piers in the western entrance to the grounds. Owing to circumstances incapable of control by the Committee, these were not completed within the prescribed time; a contractor of eompet.ent ability has undertaken to complete the work, and it is expected that it will be finished at the end of the yem'. A portion of the material has been already brought upon the ground. '3. In the months of October, November, and December 1872, the Exhibition, preparatory to those to be held at London and at Vienna in this year, was opened on the premises. The great hall, the annexe, arid some of the ont buildings,on the land of' the Trustees were delivered over to the Commissioners for the p.urpose. The Trustees prev:ailed upon the Commissioners to undertake the necessary"repairs to the roof, floors, and partitions, subject to the supervision of their architect. To these works the Trustees contribnted a portion, £65. 4. No steps have been taken to layout any portion of the sum of £3000 voted towards the erection' of. a building adjoining the Library for a .Museum and Gallery of Art. REPORT OF THE SEC1'IONAL COMMTfTEE OE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. !irctional QJ:onunittee: His Honor Sir REDMOND BARRY, Chairman. The HOll. Sit' WILLIAIIl FOSTER STAWEI.L, '1 DAVID CHARTERIS MACARTHUR, Esq" The Hon. Sir FRANCIS MURPHY, .J OHN BADCOCK, Esq., The Hon. JOHN O'SHANASSY, The Hon. CHARLES MAC MAHON. 1. The Sectional Committee of' the Public Library have tlie honor to present the Report of their proceedings fur the year ending 31st December 1872. . 2. The schedules annexed show in detail the expenditure and additions' to the property of the Schedulel. Trustees in the Library (of which a summary is given here), together with other particulars. 3. The sum of £2000 was I'emitted to Londoll for the purchase of books; of this amonnt £600 was Schedule2. voted for 1871-2 and £1400 fOl' 1872-3. 4. The sum of £275 was r~mitted fOl' binding of' Patents; of this £75 was voted for 1871-2 and £200 for 1872-3. 5. The sum of £304 5s. lid. has been expended iu the purehase of' 593 books and 365 pamphlets, Schedule3. bought in Melbourne for the general Library, and eight volumes purchased for the lending branch. 6. And a sum of £251 13s. 7d. has been paid for binding in Melbourne 626 volumes of books which 8chedule4. met with slight injury, the result of fair wear and teal' arising feom their beiug much used. About 200 volumes have been repaired on the premises. . 7. By a continuous watchful inspection of the eondition of the books, and prompt attention to the minor dilapidations which OCCUI', greater damage and loss of ilIustrll.tiolls, Illaps, &c., are prevented, the necessity for more expensive repal'atiops is obviated, aud the volumes are more speedily retul'ned into circ'ulation in the Library. . . 8. The sum of £295 was remitted fol' the purchase of books to be distributed on loan to public Schedule Z. libraries, mechanics' and literary institutions. Of this £195 was voted for 1871-2 and £100 for 1872-3. 9. This le,aves unexpended for Looks and binding, £191.128. 5d., and for lending Library, £97 18s. j total, £2891 Os. 5d. Orders hltve been given which will absorb this balance before the end of the financial yem·. 10. Of the books .and pamphlets ordered from EIll'ope for the Library 1.')62 volumes of books and Schedule 5. 149 pamphlcts have ltl'1'ived. 11. Of those ordered from Madras 18 vo]ullles have· been received. ScheduleS. 12. Of those order(~d for t.he lending Ubrary :380 volumes have reached the Librnt·y. Schedule 6. 13. The totnl of works rcceived under the provisions of the Copyright Act is 8443. Schedule 7. 14. The donations amount to 7003. ScheduleS. 15. The number of bound books in the Library, at the last euumeration in J·une 1872, was 61,994 8chedule9. volumes, and the number of pamphlets WitS 9043. 16. The number of each received since 1st ,Jnne 1872 is 2451 volurhes and 1289 pamphlets j making the totals 64,445 books and 10,3ll2 pamphlets. 17. In this the number of volumes is comparatively less than that which might have been expected; but the explaMtion of this fact was by anticipation given in the last Annual Report of' the Committee, at pal"&graph ] 0, in which it is shown that, at the enumeratiou of the books in June 1871, bound volumes, separate parts of books, copies of newspapers, pampblet.s, and maps, had been reckoned singly, and that care would he taken at the next annual euumm'atiOl~ to give as accnrate a total of the hound books, separate from the unbound volumes 01' parts, (is could be ascertained . . 18. Thus the wOl'ks houud in Melbourne in 647 volumes comprise 1479 parts and 1560 papers. 19. The serials of English literature and science received fl'om London are included in 627 volumes Schedule 10. and 197 parts. 20. Those pl'ocl11'cd in Melboul'l1e Itre 50 volumes and 449 pal·ts. 21. The long interruption of cOl'respolldence with the booksellers 011 the continent of Europe, which caused a break in tIle sequence of' the foreign sel'ials, having censed, it is hoped that the supply will before long become fiS regula!' as it had previously been. 22. The great eollection of Patents, presented by the HOllorable the Commissioners, has been reiuforced hy 210 volumes, bringing the se!'i~~s down to the 291h day of June 1871, and makiug the total number accessible to the public 3863 volumes. Expectations al'e entertained that the whole of t.he issue of' the year 1872 will Le placed on the shelves within a shol't time. , 23; Wol'li:S recch'cd under the CopYI'ight Act, 331'(1 of Victol'ia, 1869, inclnde a vel'Y large number 33 Victoria, No. of newspapers. These displ:ty It remarkable intellectua.l and literary a.ctivity on the part of the Metropolitan 350, A.D.I86V. and Provincial press. 24. Valuable as is the large amount of' foreign and local intelligence contained in these publications, and desirable as it is to n:otaiu them as authent.ic and trustworthy records of' the' current history of Australasia" the aecumuh.tioll hus already: creli.ted such a pressureon the limited splice available for them as to have rni~cd lhe question of' how to provide for .the increased accommodation which will be required before many yeal's if. otl.wr means be not provided for their safe custody. " 25. The Trustees still continue to enjoy the privilege of receiving numerous donations of the multifarious orders and clusses of lite:l'Ilture and science which form It marked characteristic of this collection. Considerable additions have been dcrived from many sources peculia!' in their ability to supply literary, stat,istical, Hlld social information not usually procm'able elsewhere. It has been found that the system of presenting such works as relate to Victoria published by the authority of Government placed at the dispo.sal of the Committee hal:' been prod,uctive ef the best effects. 6 26. Intel'changee have been established which have led to the acquisition of mauy publications of the . same nature relating to othel' possessions of the Crown. With these and with presents from other quarterlii the dO~ll-t,i9'1S,:?f.f1'lt ~in.ds ~a>Je:re~c?ed 7,QO~. . .:',.... . '.... . J: _ • '._' '. ' 21J·As:.was expeCte'd.and expressed. in theil~ last Report, the Committee havo.beeu enablEid'to'print a catalogue of the donations made to the Library from 1856 to the end of 1872. It makes a becoming and a not wholly uninteresting volume of 320 pages,.. t!n:'oh:lmes.~ .Thl?se mosi disgnl.Q~(u.! pr~cti.ce~:.have 9aH,ed: foi:, more than, usnal vigil~nceofll1te, :~lid though dista,~tl'lfu\' ~o aI) concerned, a more frequent perambulation of the. room than formeri,Y hy the .attendants has b'een ordered. By these mean!!, Iln4 bya .close obseryane~.9f the habits of some individuals, a stop has been put to such aggre~sio!ls ,on the property of the public., . , '" . .: 39. A,n appeal is no\y mJl.Qe to tbose frequent visitors and readers who rightly esteem the benefits of the institution anft respect the advantages arising from the liberality of' administration' to give to the Trust!3es t4e .mQra,l wQ,ight of thejr ,iI~~uell~e lt114 co-operation to repress,abuses of' this d.iscre~itable nature. . .chedule12. ·;"gl.:Three thousand_I?evcn hnndr,ed lind s~venty-three volu'mes of books fi'om th.c) lending branch have b~El.1J cir.cu:la~ed. 1\yelve in~tii-ntions, r!lpresenti~g a population of 76, I 09, have accepted loans v.arying in, dllraticm from 'two to three montlis, prolonged in some instances' for similar peri.ods. , : . . .. 32, :aithertQ the e~pepse of calTiage and ,i!1suranc~ to distant to~ns have deterred the trustees and' directors of these instltutions fi'om availing themllelv~s of loans to the extent to which they might be. supplied. Facilities fol' transmissipll, wi~hout t.he like amount of risk, being progl'e,asivcly afforded by the ,extcnsion of the railways, all expan.sion .. oft~lc opel'atiollS ~f the loan system may be loo.ked for. This system has hitherto :worked ~o w:eIl i,t, i8_ d~emed-;l,ldvi~able to suggest that the books lent to instillltions of towns in the interior connected with Melbourne by J'ailroad should be transmitt,ed free of charge. Trifling as the cost in individual instances nlightbp,it amounts in some to a prohibition of the privilege., The aggregate would form a total which to the Government wonld be comparatively insignificant. '. , , , . 3&, Availing themselves of the m(;mey voted for the purpose, your Committee were enabled to 'complete the painting ofthe northel'll wing of the Library, which has been executed to·.their satisfRction at a cost Qf, ;t;439. While the work was in progt'ess the public ,,'ere necessarily .efclu!Illd, from the north wing 5th JUly to 12th for nine weeks and three days. This abridgment of their enjoyment was submitted to,mos't good-naturedly, September.. :j.nd the:Illlmber of .readers .( confined to the centre climubel' and the Qlieen's room) \vas' Dot sensibly diminished. " .. /., " . . '. '.':Ji4; ... The public are' now;admitted to it suite of apartments 230 feet long,40 feet ,vide, lind 40 feet high, decorated in a purely classical homogeneous style, free from obtrusive color or undue ornam,ent; at once a suitable place of deposit, for t4e "arie'u and ext,ensi \'e colh~ction of valuable books and 'a convenient place ofres,ort for the occas!ol1all'eader.or accnstomed stndent. , ' Sche~ule13. 35. Since the opening the curif'ent of visitors and readcl's has somewhat iucreased, and the total for the year, as recorded by the turnstile (aftC!: the usual deduction luis becn made),is 237,073. . 36. A·distribution"amongst. the different Committees of thc additional Trustees, th\l appoilltment of whom;lias been mentioned in the General HepOl't, gave to your Committee as a new member the, Honorable Charles Mac Mahon, the Speaker of the Legi~lative Assembly. SCHEDULE 1. Abstract oj Contingency Vote, 1871-2. 1871~2.-ParUanientary Grant.-Di-vision 14.-Subdiviaion 2,-Contingencies, £3,250. EXPENDITURE. £ s. d. 1)'.1 ,Item I, House Rent 150 0 0 2,157 14 8 " '''. 2. Bo'oks and Binding .'" " 3, Books, Cotmtry Libraries 200 '0 0 4. Cases for ditto ... 140 8 0 5. 'Binding Patents 150 0 0 " 6, Stores and St!Ltjpnery ... 249 14 4 ." 7. Inc~dentals .... 188 14 3 Total amount expended 3,236 It 3 .. ; " Balance lapsed .13· 8 9 £3,250 0, () ~8th Milrch1873. WILLIAM CLEAltY, Accountant. 7 Abstract of Expenditure on Account of. the Year 1872-3, sllOwing the Cr. Balances to date • . ." .. .. -Items; ..~ " - "Voted. ·Expended. Balance Cr.·- ---~- " ·.. ,,·Remarks,· '" .. £ 8, :,d. .. £ - 8. d . £ s. d; Books and Binding •.• 2,000 o 0 1,808 7 .~ 191 12 5 Books for Country Libraries 20Q 0 0 102 2 0 97 18 0 Remitted to Agent.-Gen. on account of ,. B. and B." Cases for same ...... 100 '0 0 ... 100 0 0 Under contract. .' "I" Binding Patents, &c. ... 200 0 0 lIOO 0 0 ... " Remitted to Agent-General. .. Stores and Stationery ... 200 0 0 113 13- 1 86 6 II' , , .. .. ' ., Incidentals ...... 350 0 0 101 16 6 248 3 6 Printing Catalogue ... . 100 0 0 100 0 0 ... 28th March 1873. WILLIAM CLEARY, Accountant. . SCHEDULE. II. Amounts remitted to the Agent-_. General, to be placed to tlte Credit of the Library Committee. " I .'. ~ Date. On Account of- Amount. Total. 1872. , £ 8. d. £ 8. d. January ...... Books and Binding ...... 600 0 0 ' , August ...... Ditto ditto ' ...... 700 0 0 . October ...... Ditto ditto .,. ... 200 0 0 " . -._- December . ... ,Ditto ditto ...... 500 0 0 2,000 0 0 '. " -- -- -. -- ~ --~ ,February 2 ... Books for Distribution ...... 100 0 0 " \ 9' ... Ditto ditto ...... 70 0 0 August ...... Ditto ditto ...... 25 0.0 .. ., ' . October ...... Ditto ditto ...... 80 0 0 November ... Ditto ditto ...... 20 0.0 295, .f) , ?: " \ " ". January ...... Binding Patents, &c, ...... 75 0 \l - () October .. ' ... Ditto I ditto ...... 100 0 Decemller ... DiW} ditto ...... 100 0 0 i 27;; .. 0,0 , 0 0 !," SCHEDULE III. Books, o/c., purchased in llfelbourne . . . . , .. Pamphlet. Bought frum- VolunID,$. aml Amount. Total. Parts. \ BOORS and Binding- £ s. d. £ s. d. Mr. Bailliere ...... 23 ... 41 9 0 Ditto ...... 204- ... 79 7 5 120 16 5 Mr. Brooks ...... 4-4 55 ... 16 10 9 Mr. Bruce ...... 9 ...... I 1 6 Mr. Donne ...... 3 .. . '-' ... 2 5 0 Mr. Ferrcs ...... 300 ... 6 15 0 l\Jesars. Gemmell and Co...... 69 ...... 13 16 9 ;\iessrs. Gordon nod 'Gotch ...... , 30 ...... 34- 18 6 Mr. Jones ...... I ...... 0 7 9 Mr. Kreft ...... ~ ...... 4 ... 0 15 6 Mr. Ma,cphail ...... 1 ...... 0 12 6 Mr. Maxwell ...... 1 ...... 1 1 0 Mr. Mullen ...... 29 ... 20 3 3 Ditto ...... , ... 50 ... 18 6 0 Ditto ...... 54 ... 11 16 6 Ditto ...... ; .. ' 5 .. . 6 3 0 ,,6 8 9 Messrs. Sands and McDougall ... I . .. '" 0 17 6 Messrs. Stillwell and Knight ...... 4- ...... 2 14- 0 . Mr. George Robertson ...... 42 ... 24- 5 0 Ditto ...... 6 ... 6 6 0 Ditto ...... 6 .... I> 6 0 36 17 0 Mr. A. J. Smith ...... 11 ...... 2 15 6 Mr. Wallis ...... 6 ... 0 12 6 .. " 593 365 ... 299 5 11 BOORa for Distribution- Mr. George Robertson ...... 8 ...... 5 0 0 8 SCHEDULE IV. Books Bound and Repaired in'MelboU1·ne. I By whom, I Uotmd. Repaired. Amount. Total. I • I ! £ .. d. £ s . d. Messrs. Evans and Co...... 41 ... II 18 9 Ditto ...... 600 17 16 10 Ditto ...... 222 ... 78 7 6 Ditto 44 ...... '" ...... 21 4 6 Ditto ...... i6 ... 24 10 0 153 17 7 - Mr. John Pownceby ...... 64 26 26 8 6 Ditto ...... 198 ... 68 15 0 Ditto :1 2 12 6 ...... i .. . " i-- 97 16 0 On the premises ...... 200 ,-' 647 826 ... 251 13 i SCHEDULE V: Books purchased in Asia and Europe. BOOKS AND Bn"DING. i I Pampltlct. . Bought rl'OTll- I Volumes. and Part •. Amount. Totu!. Asia. ;£ s. d. £ II. d. Mr. Higgenbotham ...... 18 ... '" 13 15 6 Elll'ope. Mr. James Bain, January, pcr Thomas Sieplteru; ...... 190 20 157 18 6 " February. per 1'lle'l'mop,1llte ...... 210 . :345 14 4 March 7th, North1l1it.berfand ...... 149 8 Hi8 4 3 " March 16th,lIfltil ...... ;; ... 2 19 0 " June 5th, Lincolnshire ...... 231 19 2:35 0 9 " June 28th, Yorllshire ...... 218 ... 179 0 4 " •July, Mail ...... 5' 11 6 18 3 " August, Wave of Life ...... 172 ... 178 6 0 " October 2nel, True Brito" ...... 129 61 182 8 8 " Oetober 12th, Aviemare ...... 118 15 214 0 6 " November, Star qr Peace ... .. , 10(, ... 174 10 0 " 1,835 0 7 Mr. John Gould; February ...... , . :l .. , ... 9 9 0 Mr. 1<'. Muller, 1<'ebruary ...... 26 ...... 27 0 0 Mr. B. Quaritch, May ... 15 10 12 0 , ...... i 1,580 149 ... 1,89~ 17 1 1 i SCHEDULE VI. Books purchased in Europe. BOORS FOR DISTRIBUTION. Bought fl'om MI'. James Bain, May, pel' .Jerusalem, 380 volumes, £302 Os. 100 .. SCHEDULE VII. Works received under tlte JJ1'ovisiolls of lite CoplJl'igTtt Act for the Yea'/' 18i2. n .volumes, 643 pamphlets, 2 maps, 7,774 ncwspapers, 1:l broadsheet.s. Total,8,443. SCHEDUI,E VIn, List oj Drmations 1'eceived during the Year 1872 .. . i \ i News .. Photo- llrond- I Volumes. i Po, .i\i .. ps. E,;gmv·1 Senls. Coins. )18S. 'fotal. - ._1''' papers, lOgS. graphs. sheets. -' 1-- 1--- ,-- , .. , Africa ...... 3 :35 ...... 38 America ... :; 27 5 43 ...... 80 Asia ...... 121 7 !12 7 ... 148 '" ...... 335 Australasia ... , 823 809 228 2,688 2 2 15 :l :; 324 4,899 Europe ,,, ... 4S9 226 935 ... 1 .. . ." ...... 1,651 -- I 1,1O-! 1,220 2,738 :3 150 1.5 :1 .5 324 7,003 1,441 , I I ;\Taking a total Of 7,00:;, 9 'SCHEDULE IX. Books, Parts, and Pamphlets in the Library, 31st December 1872. Partsl1nd Volumes. Pamphlets. Total. In Library enumeration, July 1872 •.• ...... 61,994 9,043 71,037 Received from Mr. James Bain from 1st July to 31st December 1872 ~,359 106 1,465 Bought in Melbourne ••• ...... , 368 368 Received under the Copyright Act from 1st July. to 31st DecembeI; 1872 7 339 346 Donations received from 1st July to 31st December 1872- - Africa 2 2 America 5 24 29 Asia ... 101 56 157 Australasia 413 641 1,054 Europe 198 1111 319 64,4-1,5 10,332 74,777 I SCHEDULE X. Serials received during the Year 1872. From- Volumes. Parts. lfr. James Bain ...... 627 197 Mr. Samuel Mullen ...... '" ... 499 Total- ...... 627 696'" (, .. Ot the 506 parts received during the year 1872, 482 parts have been bound up into M volumes. included In the !orelloing enumeration, In MelbOurne, leaving still unbound 264 part,. SCHEDULE 'XI. Mutilations of Sacred Literature. ARNOLD (Thomas, D.D.) Sermons, Vol.!. BUTLER (W. A.) Sermons. Sermon No.1. Acts xvi., 30. ' Sermon 18, part of. Sermon 19. Revelations ii., 4. ' ARNOLD (Thomas, D.D.) Sermons, Vol. II. SCl'mon No. 30, Galatians iv., 7. Great Sermons of Great Preachers. Three Sermons cut out. BLAIR (Hugh, D.D.) Sermons. lliBER-(Reginald). Bishop of Calcutta. Sermon 10, part of. Sermons preached in India, Thirteen. Romans Sermons n, 12. Titus ii., 6. Proverbs Xii., 31. vii., v. 24, 25. SCHEDULE XII. Books lent to Countri; Libraries, Mechanics' and Literary Institutions. Name. Popnlation. No. ofVo!umes Leut· Amherst 10,962 207 Ballarat School of Mines 38 Belfast 10,396 312 Collingwood' 18,536 429 Colac 6,773 219 Flemington 2,456 208 Hawthorn Il,474 627 Kew ... } 400 Myrniong 800 II4 Penshurst 500 308 St. Kilda. ... 8,937 600 Talbot ... i 5,275 311 Total 76,109 3,773 No.16. B 10 'SCHEDULE:~'.X:m. ;'Tke.'Numl/er of -Visitor's',totke Library during-tM Yecir 187'2~' , January '1'8,845 ' SEiptembe:f' -'28;185' February ... 18,1:44 ~r" October 21.967 March 20,800 November .. ~ 18;636 April 21,350 December ... "18,ll4 May 21,954 ' , ) ~l,: ',June 20,226 ., , " ): '," ToW.:. ' 237,073· July 9,866* August ... 23,986 I ,---'- "', 'I,' ,." ", * The Library was dOlled for cleaning and 'till! ennmeration Qf the bookJ! from the-8th to the 25th'July 1872, 'both' • ~ ~ .'. • • • • . " .. ~ , .. ' "' ',.,1. , I", ~ • 'I .~'.. .\ ,.'. -;",.,.;.," " • I:! I . ~, '" . I • I_I .', ' .. ,".- REPORT OF THE SECTIONAL .COMJlITTEE OF THE )NDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEU~I. ~ , J :, • , .1'he. ~on., .S. H. BLNDON, C!tairman~ The Hon. Sir J.HfES MCCULLOCH, The Rev. JOHN. IGNATIUS Br,EASDALE, D.D., The Hon. J.G: ·FRANCIS".· . CHARLES .E. BRIGHT" Esq., The Hon. .J OHN ALEXANDER MACPHERSON, M. H. 'IRVING,. Esq. The HOD. WIJ,:r.IA~l M. K. VALE, 1. The Committee of the Industria.l and Technological Museum have the honor to report ;- 2. In consequence of the buildings being given up by the Trustees for the use of the Commissioners of the International Exhibition, the progress 'of the Museum !Jas 110t been as s!ttisfactory as might have been desired. During three months the collections were dispel'sed. 'Rud' the regular work of the Museum of necessity interr,upted. Incre.a8ed public attention, however, was drawn. to the Museum, donations to the collection haying been received from visitors to the Exhibition. , ' . 3. The total number of specimens in the Museum in October 1872 was 10;850, exclusive of duplicates and exhibits ,the proper:t}; of .othet: Government. clipartments.. . 5. The .Phytologieal collections have been largely increased. The Committee, in October 1872, employed Mr. Macmillan to superintend the. arrangement of this se~tion1, and under his direction 269 speci men~ .of seeds an~l 13~' mod'els of fhlits (made froO:I' txpical examples 'grown in the colony) have been added. Mr: Macmillan has been also engaged in the classification of t,he subliivisions of this section. M ucb interest in this branch of the Museum has been shown hy'seeusmen and horticulturists, and help has been promised for the coming year. _ ' ' , 5. The models and apparatus used by MI'. Pil'mii,the Ledl).rer iti Mathem,atics and Mechanics, the collection of models of crystals from Germany, the collection of tools used by modelIers and turners, the 'collection of models from the Christian Brothers of Pa.ris"and other educational apparatus, are being grouped into the Educational Section. " :'.:, , CLASSES. 6. The accommodation tor, the classes is insufficient. . The COll1miti~e have already called the attention of the Trustees to this, and trust that imitable accommodation will now be provided by the extension of the laboratories.* , 7. The classes in CKernistry, Assaying, and Metallurgy we~e attended by forty-seven students. The n:tture of the instruction given is stated in detail in the Report of. the .superintendent, Appendix A. 8. The classes in Mineralogy, Mining, and the Use of. the,Blo,,:pipe have been attended by sixteen students. The natnre of the instruction is stated in detail in the Report:of the Lecturer, Appendix B. 9. The establishment of classes for instruction in Telegraphy has been attended with success. "When the object of the Committee became known, more npplieatiolls" for iidmission, were received than could be entertained. It was resolved to give to such students, as could pass a fair examination Certificates of Competency. Messrs. Ellery and iVlcGowan, 'the Government Astronomer and the Snperintendent of Telegraphic 8ervice in Victoria, consented to act as Examiners. Two courses of' Lectures have been given, one attended by thirty-four, the second by'twenty-ouli a.tudents. , Two exa:tpinations have been held. At the first, eleven out of twenty-one students passed, two ,with credit; at the second, :fifteen out of twenty students passed, three with credit. TIle nature of the instruction ~s stated in detail in the Report of the , Instructor, Appendix C, ~ At the end of the year, tIle Examiners, revie;viug the progl'ess of the classes, were good enough to submit for the consideration of the Committee a ReportcontainiI}g notes and suggestions as .to the future method of imparting insb'uction, The Report will be found ill .Appendix D ; and in making arrangements for future classes, the. Committee will endeayonr to carry out the wishes of the Examiners. 10. 'I:'he establishment of cla:sses' in 'Mathem~tic8 and Practical GeOlpctry has also been successful. The desire of the Committee was to provide such instruction in Math.em~tics, theoretical and practical, as would be beneficial.. t.o young mechanics, an lit INDUSTRI.Ai~ AND; TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM~ SCHOOL OF ctrEIUS',{'RY AND MINERALOQY. I Pr~1 Cltemislry.-Anal,tlcal. Agrlcultur.. l. and Manulacturing Cllemistry, Metallurgy, and'Al!saying, Instruction given daily (Saturdoys excepted). ,lIours. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. j<'e"", £4 a quarter. < " I . Elementarv Chemi,'i'try.-Instructton give.n und Lectures delivered 'Iuesda.y and Wcdnci;day. Honr.!, from 8 p,m, to 10 p,m. Feesf £2 a quartet. Mineraloqy.-l'ractical Mineralogy nno the Use 01 tile llIowllipe in tlle Detection and Assay of Ores. A course of twenty-lour Lccture., with pmctical.inetruction in Laboratory, Monday and Tuesday. Hours, 4.30' p.lH: to 6 p,m. }'ees, £2 the course. SCHOOL OF MATHEll.ATICS' .AND PRAcTICAL GEmlETnY. Mathemalics,-Oourse or three terms of twenty-four Lectures etloh. Two Lectures a week, Monday aud Thursday. Hours, 7.30 p.m. to lUG p,m. Fees, 15., for each term. ' PraiJticai Goomei'ry,-Course of three terms of twenty .. fOIlI' I,ectnres each. Two Lectures a week. Monday nnd Thursday, Rours, 7,30 .p.m,'to 9,3.0 .p,'ljl" .F~e.~; 1·5s. for each term" .., '. ' , [TneSe tlYO cOllrse. may be taken tugetber, Fee • .£1.] r SCHOOL OF TELEGRAPHY. . [Students attendIng the.e clas$es must be proficient in Y'TllIng and spelling,] P1¥1.di"'l 0/ 'l'e/egraphy,-Instruetion in Practical Telegl1!.phy and Use of Telegraphic Instrumeut.: Course of Lectures on lIfanagemcnt or Batterlet!, CircnIts, and Ordluary Line nnd Battery Testing. . . TMory; Q/ Pelll(lraphy,-Prlnelples of Electricity nnd GalYanism. Gourae of I.eatures on the Properties of Static and Dynamic Electrictty, Magnetism and Electro·Mwrnctlsm, Conduction, Resistance, Induction, and natteries, Eaclt eourse will occupy at I"".t two terms. ,Lectures, Tuesday and FIld",-. lIoura, 7 p.m. to 9 p,m. Fees, £1 lor ellCh term. Enmlnatlons will be held At tile end of each couno, lind certificates of competence given. 12 of Melbourne. 'Forty-six students presented themselves for enrolment, three of whom were rejected as not possessing sufficient elementary knowledge. O~ the remaining forty-three, a large majorityof those who specified their oecupatiollS described themselves as mechanics. At the end of the first term, thirty students pre sented themselves for examination in Mathematics, of whom eleven passed; aml the same.number in Practical Geomet.l:y, of whom fifteen passed. The nature of I.he instruction is stated in detail ill Appendix E. 11. At the eommencement of I.he present financial yeur, Mr. Edward Pittma.n was appointed assistant in the Museum nlld Laboratories. In the month of Octubm', ):[1'. ~cherell, the model-maker, died, and the vacancy thus caused was filled by the. appointment of MI'. W. Bal'Dard. GE~ERAL LECTURES. 12. The opening of the Exhibition prevented the holding of more than one course of general Lectures, but the satisfactot'Y nature of the attendance showed that the public has not lost the, inte!'est in them it at first evinced .. Eight Lectures were delivered during the session, from 17th May to 19th July. Professor McCoy gave a eourse of fuul' Lectures-H Geological Action of Ice and Nature of the Glacial Period," "Palreontology of the Three Great Geological Periods," "Formation and Ages of Coal," "Homology of the Parts of Animals ;" MI'. O'Donovan lcet.urc(l on ." Artin Building-Construction and Ornamentation ;" Dt·. Day lecture(l' on "Allotropic Oxygen;" Dr. 'Neild on "Dirt and Disease;" and Mr. Johnson on .~ Hydrogen." 1443 persons attended. Details of attendance are given in Appendix F. TIle Lectures have been published by the direction ?f the Committee, and circulated. . . , APPENDIX A. THE REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE MUSEUM. Sectional Committee of Trustees to the Chairman Industrial and Technologicalll1useum. SIR, I have the honor to submit the'following Report 011 the progress and condition of the Museum for the year 1872. . The general· progress has to a celtain degree heen rendered less satisfactory ,than might have been expectcd, owing to the buildings being given up to the International Exhibition Commissioners during the last three months of the year, the arrangement of the collections being broken up, and the work in connection with catalogues entirely stopped during the three months. . . It is, however, to be noted that this interference with the Museum has not been without some benefieial result. The portions of the collections remaining in the building daring the Exhibition attracted the attention of the visitors, especially those from distant parts of the colony, several of whom, being interested in agriculture, manufactures, or mines, offered assistance in collecting specimens and informatio!l, already resulting in the acquirement of valuable additions to .nearfy all sections of the Museum. . The total number of specimens in the Museum at the close of the year was 10,850, contained in the following collection. of specimens, not separately numbered ;- Special Series. 856 Models illustrating mining and metallurgy. , 570 Specimens of·ores and products illustrating metallurgical processes. , 781 Minerals classified and arranged as a collection for reference and students in mineralogy. 183 Victorian miaerals. ' 128 Minerals from the diamond drifts of New South Wales and South Africa. 435 Minerals from the other Australian colonies, together with large specimens not included in other collections on account of size. 526 Samples of roel,s iliustrating the geology of Victoria. 252 Specimens of rocks from NeW' South Wales, South Australia, New: Zealand, and Tasmania. 100 Fossils, chiefly Vietorian. " 244 TIuHding materials, including building stoncs, terra cotta, bricks, and limes. 518 Specimens ceramic art and pottery. 13'l Specimens of glass of Victorian manufacture. 104 Specimens of Venetian glass. 35 Models of agricultural machines and impleme!lts. 9 Models illustrating ship and boat building. 208 Samples of Australian woods, classified• .92 Australian woods, unclassified . . 96 Foreign woods. '192 l'vfanufaetured articles, chiefly from Australian woods. 64 MiscelhmC{)us woods and charcoals, 82 Vegetable fibres used in the manufacture of ropes, &c. 100 Cotton from various localities. . 99 Paper and materials used ill its manufacture. 66 Vegetable fibres and substances used ill the manufacture of brooms and brushes. 58 Classified fibre collection. 143 Vegetable s ,lbstances used as food. 96 Vegetable substances used in medicine. • 225 Vegetable substances used in the arts and manufactures not included in other collec~jons. 62 Samples of tobaeco. 285 General seed collection. ), I 3!i2 Spedmens illustrating the manufacture of leather, woollen goods, soap, candles, glue. 42 Printing materials. 173 Arms and munitions of war. 107 Maps; photographs, and diagrams. These numbers do not include the llIIuseum duplicates, or the specimens belonging to collections being formed at the close of the Museum. Large and valuahle donatio))s have been made to the Museum during the year. . The ::l:Iineral collection and the collections of Ores and Geological Specimens have received large donations from and through Mr. Ulrich and from other perso))s, mention of whom is made in l'vir. Ulrich's Heport on this section of the Museum .. . The collection of Building Ma!erhls has received addithills both by purchase and gift, It now includes samples from all the Australiau colonies, amongst which are examples of all the buildillg stones lately offered to the Government for the construction of Government House. The. Pottery and Ceramic Art collection has not received many additions, but its value will be much increased on the arrival of the examples of useful common pottery ordered from Enghnd. .- The Glass collection has received additions showing the continued improvement, both in color and workmanship, of the gla;;s rIlannfactured ill Victoria. , In the Phytological Section t.he increase in number of speci;llens has been very great, mainly due to the exertions of nfr. Thomas McMillan, who, since his first connection with the Museum, on 28th of October, has added 269 samples of seeds, 137 models of fruits-made by him from carefully selected typical examples grown in the colony. He has also commenced the classifieatilm of the subdivisions of this scetion and their descriptive catalogues.. From the interest taken by the aeedsmen and hortiCulturists of. the colony in 1Hr. McMillan's work, shown by. their numerous donations,. i~ is 13 expected tha.t during the coming yeM great additions will be made, and many incomplete collections so far completed as to justify descriptive catalogues being issue,d. The collection of Seeds ordered from Messrs. Lawson and Co. of Loudon may be expected to arrive shortly, aud will add to the usefulness of this section of thc Museum., ' The Animal Section of the Museum has received but few additions since my last Report. Amongst the few, ~ however, must be mentioned the beautiful collection of Wools presented by C. B. Fisher, Esq.• Arrangements are being made for the extension and utility of this section of the Museum, and also in the illustration of special manufactures .. Amongst the diagrams added during the year are n valuable series showiug the process of the manufacture of beet sugar, carefully drawn to scale by Mr. B. Straube!. A new section of the Museum is being formed, which is to be called the Educational Section, and will contain the models and apparatus used by Mr. Pirani, the Lecturer in Mathematics and Mechanics; the collection of Crystal Models rcceived from Germany; the collection of Tools-modellers' and turners'; the collection of Models from the Christian / Brothers of Paris, now due; together with other educational apparatus and drawings now the property of the Museum. The catalogue of the Museum, which at present can be but a list of the contents of'the various collections, is now in the printer's hauds, and will be issued directly; and the work of the descripti"e catalogues contiuued and prepared for the printer, so that they may be issued as SCion as the collections arc considered sufficiently complete. CLASSES. Since my last Report a class in Mathematics, Mechanics, and Geometry has been formcd, and Mr. Ph'ani appOinted Lecturer. The particulars of the progress of the class are given in 11r. Pirani's Report, Appendix E. Mr. Ulrich reports on the progress of his class in ,Mineralogy and the· Use of the Blowpipe in the determination of Minerals and Assay of Ores (see Appendix B); and Mr. Gay reports on the progress of the classes in Telegraphy conducted by him (Appendix C). . The classes in Chemistry, Assaying, and Metallurgy have been attended by 47 students. This has included two fet'nls of the day Laboratory class-the first term attended by 14 persons, the second term by 9 persons. These persons have received instruction in general analytical chemistry,lnanufacturing chemistry, and assaying. Researches have also been conducted in "ariou8 branches of manufacturing chemistry, the manufacture of manures, the extraction of vegetable oils, the extraction of animal fats and oils, the manufacture of gases, the extraction of paraffin from lignite, the manufacture of disinfectants, and yarious chemical and medical preparations, and the utilization of refuse matters. The evening class in Practical Chemistry was during the nrst term of the year attended by 9 pcrsons, and during the second term by 15. Iu connection with this class a course of Chemic;d lectures was delivered on Wedncsday evenings. The hours of meeting for the evening class were altered from thosc of the previous year to Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, from S to 10 o'clock. The general progress of the class was good. The occupations of the students of the Chemical classes were as follow :-Chemists and drnggists, 8; contractors, 2 ; mine managers and engineers. 4; manufacturers, :3 ; merchant, ); teachers, 2; clerks, 3; civil servants, "'; photographer, I ; sil"ersmith, 1 ; storemall, 1 ; occupation not given, 5. The total attendance at all classes for the year was- Class in Chemistry, &c. 47 " Mineralogy and the Blowpipe 16 Mathematics and Geometry ,.. 41 " Telegraphy 95 Extra accommodation for the classes is urgently required. During the past half-year there have been no public lectures, and the evening classes in Mathematics and 'felegraphy have occnpied the lecture theatre, but if another series of public lectures be given, there will be accommodation for only one. .f!t.. temporary extra class-room for the evening . Chemical Lecture class was formed by partitioning off a portion of the larger annexe, which will be required for the evening Chemistry classes for the coming year. Mr. Ulrich's class, for want of more convenient space, occupies room used as an Analytical Laboratory on two afternoons in each week. The fittings of the Laboratory render it-very inconvenient for this class, and its progress is materially interfered with. . I also again beg to call your attention to the sheds and buildings used as Laboratories. If proper buildings were constructed, the number of students might be greatly increased, and the expeme of instruction to the institution reduced. At the commencement of the present financial year, 1st July 1872, Mr. Edward 1<'. Pittman was appointed as assistant ill the Mnseum and Laboratories. In September the model-maker, Mr. F. Scherell, was obliged through illness to apply for leave of absence. His illness terminated fatally on the 27th October. Up to the date of his illness he was engaged in making cases for the objects in the Musenm. The cases then designed ha"e been adopted as a general form for the Museum, and since Mr. Scberell's death have been made by coutract. Besides the ca~es made on the premises, 30 ,glass cases and 40 cedar tables have been made by contract, enabling me to remove all the unslghtly temporary tables and tressels. The appearance of the Hall was also improved by the ,removal of the music gallery at the south end. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient serva.nt, J. COSMO ~'EWBERY, Superintendeujl of Museum. DAY STUDENTS ATTENDING LABORATORY CLASSES DURING 1872. Nam ••• OOCllpations. Examination •• Nam ••. Occupation •• Examination •• W. A. Stokes Druggist C. E. Davis ... '" I ... Silversmith '" J Thomas Draper ... Contractor ••• ... Edward Greer ... Wine Merchant ... C. R Longbottom Miner John Hickey ...... :::! ... Teacher ... '" .,; G. L. Graham .. , Manufacturer ... .= Na.mes. . Occupations. Examination •. Na.m ••. Occupations. Euminations. I -~ W. Latimer ... i Photographer W. Cairnct'oss Clerk ... I ." ... '" J Henry Norman ... Chemist's Apprentice '1'. B. Muntz ... Civil Engineer .. W. F. Tait . '" Chemist's Apprentice Alfred Cornish ...... Arthur Power Dispenser .,; .:::! ...... I Q) William McIlwrick Storeman ... W. M. Cooke Draftsman ... , ... I .<::'" ... I ... .a T, Kingsland ... Clerk h. ... r, Q) Edward Bage Clerk i •• >. Q I:< ... i ... I Q Jobn Barker ...... W. Nicholas ... Civil Service ... o· P. S. Fearon ... Ci"jJ Service ... ~ G.L. Graham ... Manufacturer Z . ... M. E. Kernot . '" Ci"n Service ... Henry Patching .. ~ . Chemist ...... J. Hickey ... Teacher )I E. Parnell... I ...... '" Teacher ...... ) --~-" I ,H APPENDIX B. ~POl.\T O~' LECTURER ON; MINING ll~"D PRACTICAL MINERALOGY. To the Chairman of tlte Industrial and Tecllnological Museu';; Committee. " .SUt, ' ':: ," In, accordance 'with yoU!' request,' contained in letter of 8th instant, I have the honor to Bubmit the following Report on the courses o.f lectures deUvere'dby me, and the incre'ase m the Mineral and Rock collections during the past year; '. The eub~ect of my lectuxcs-" The Scientific Use of the Blowpipe "-forms an important branch of Practical M.me,ralogy"a,s ~t enables the student"propcrly understanding it, quickly-to ,recognise the principal, metallic and earthy n:merals by easily condu()ted experiments and aid of but simple apparatus, and even to execute correct assays for lead, SlIver, gold,;copper, nickel, &c. As I explained in my previous report, I ehose this subject: after consultation with Mr. :Newbery, on, account of-its more practical bearing and greater attractiveness to men inte'rested in mining, in preference'to that of my,former Course" viz., Mining Geology, ' I" ': The whole subject I foul1dby experience cannot be efficiently taught in less than three courses, each of twenty-four lectu:es, ,and'ee.c~ lecture of one'and a-half hour's duration, The .first course treats of the theory of the blowpipe and the reactIOns of the SImple elements;oxides and acids. During the second course instruction is imparted in the practical application of the knowledge gained during the first course to the recognition of artificial salts, ores and other minerals, progressing gradually from easy to difficult ones. Opportunity is hereby also taken to describe the physical characters of the minerals .under examination, and tQ show the points of distinction between such closely resembling ea.ch other. ',". . T!le,tlllrd course treats of the execution of assays for the principal metals. Though not 3,n indispensable part of the subject, Its llccuracy and quickness of execution render this mode, of assaying of great value in cases where opportunities ~nd,;tppa,ratus are, wanting for the execution of the common assay, . , " " , During tbe first course of twenty-four lectures, tlmt extended through the months of April, May, and J.une"of the 'P~st ye~r, only'fiv~ .students .attended, and, as I stated in my former report, I attributed this small attendance mainly to lAsufliSlent adver,tlSlng rtf thc lectures, for the reason that intehding stmhmts enquired about the commencement of the cours,eiweeks, a(ter it, had already commenced." A furtlJer proof of the tmth of my supposition was, that through,the Committee)ll~ving . for . thc recentlY'finished course sanctioned n, more extensive system of advertising, the number of students that in all entered for it amounted to twclvtl, Two of these were, through circulllstances, howe,ver" prevented from attending more than a few lectures., Of the 'remaining ten stud~nts, seven were quite new, and went very satisfactorily throjlgh,the,theoretical ,part of the subject, while the other three commenced with tolerable success the cxecution of assays pf lead and silver ores· and auriferous pyrites. As far itS I understood, all these students intend to enter again for the next cours,e ; the first seven for learning the praetical part-the determination of minerals-and the three older students for the fnrther practice of assaying. I have also received'notice already of several new students. , .', As regards the increasc'of,'tllc Rock and Mineral collections during the past year, it has been very satisfactory both as to number and quality of the specimens received. ' '. To the ViCtorian Rock collection important additions wer() made by presents from Mr, H~sales and,Mr. Mundny of.a SUIte of specimens from the auriferous dykes of Walhalla; by a number of specimens of basalt from Richniond and l'hillip Island, presented by Mr. Rule,;. and by specimens of variolls rocks from different p~rts;of:.the colony by different donors. A larger increase has, however,. taken place in the'R()ek collections from the other Australian cdlonies and foreign countries, The principal'addition-a present from Mr, Ed. Duun, Geologist, of Cape Town, late of the Geological Survey of Victoria-is a suite of some.seventy rock specimens, i11llstr:;tting the geology of Namaquaiand, and' an extensive series qf samples of. the ,diamond-drift ·of, Klipddft and neighboring South African diamond ·,fields. ·Further additions are u coll'ic~ionof,r,ocks from the Neelgherry Hills, India, presented by Ma.jor W. ]', HUt,tOll, A large' number of specimens from the cupriferous districts of the far nort,h of South Australia, the stanniferous country of New England and other parts of ~ew Squth Wnles"and from Queensland, collected by myself during professional visits t.o those countries. A collection of speeimens,from Tasmania, presented' by Mr. R B. Bell. ".' , A number of specimens from Western Australia, presented by Mr, H. Brown: .• 'Aleo roek specimens from the Barrier Ranges and other parts of South Australia, forwarded to me for examination. The additions to the Mineral collection hav,):,been the follo,dng :-A great number of speeimens of copper ores and other,minerals from the·far north of South Australia; tin ore and associated minerals' from "the tin districts of ,New F;!1gland, and various minerals from the neighhorhood of' Hockh:1mpton, Queensland, collected by myself. , A very fine and large crystal of Topaz, from the tin district of Queensland, presented by J\.~r. Lewis. ': . A v;aluable specimen showing gold, associated w,ith Bournonite, from the North Gippsland Company's mine, pre- sented by the directors of the company. \ , . . Fine specimens of Vivianitc from Johnson's Creek, Alexandm, presented by Mr. F. Kayser. Some interesting minerals, including Native Antimony, from M",1don ; also specimens of. various minerals ,fro;' othe.~,pa:t~ of'v!ctoria, forwarded tor examination. " . , , ' . , Fme.speclmens of Garnet twd otber minerals, from .the Barrier Ranges, presented by Mr. P. Long of Umbaratana Station, 'Sonth Australia. : " A good specimen of Precious,Opal, from Northern Queensland, presented by Mr. Gilfillan of Rocklmmpton. Specimens of Diamoud, Ruby;Star-sapphire, Native Copper, &c., obtained by purchase. The cOllection has also been improved ,by: ,exchange, of duplicates for a scries of fine specimeDs of Zeolites from Richmond and Phillip Island, and It large number of n;lin~rals oecurring.in the Beechworth district. As an important, instructive addition to the collection (purchased in Germany and atrived during the past year), may also be mentioned a series of wooden models, illustrating thc typical forms of crystals of the six crystallographic systems, complicated combinations, twin crystals,'&c" .' , Besides the two suites 'of auplicates given in',exCIiange, I .made up 'frOP1 guplicate§ a' good collection for th\l.l;laJiarat Sehool of Mimis, .. , . \ .: ".The recorded increase 'of'the Rock and Minerid collections has 'absorbed nearly all the,space available in the large and sm~l1_glass>,cases-in fact a number,of the, specimens ,could not find place in,those compartments of the cascs into which they prop?~ly' belong, according ,to tl~c adopted sy~tem of arrangement, The addition, of some new cases ivould therefqre be very desIrable.. . " , .. " , ".' , ":' . A consjderable portion o'f the descdptive ci1.talogue of the Rock collection is worl!:ed out, and the whole would have bcen comnleted'hy this time, had not the Exhibiti.o.l1:put a ~top to any fllrther nrogress in this ,respe!5t, After the dose of the Exhibition the first ne<;e~sary, work will hav:e,to pe .to ,rectify the-in some, c;tses eonsidcrabJe-:-dis.~rrange,menF'both pf ~he mineral and rock specimens and their descriptive labels, It result of the moving of the cases;: and unavoidable, in, spite of' the greatest care. This being done,'thc catalogue wi.l.I be 'taken in hand again, and I hope to cOll!plcte it at an car!y dat,e, together with somc notes on Victorian rocks and, an' introductory part of a c;ondcnsed treatis,e on PE1trology, which I am compiling ,privately at home from' the wo~ks of the'principal authors on the suhjeet, and the Committee encouraged me to continue, but which reqliires more time than I !Jriginally calculated upon. . , " Regardful of the desire of ,the Committee to render the Museum as perfect as possible a plD.Ce of study for the student of mineralogy and petrology;;I dl'ew in my previous report ,their attention to the deficiencies';apparent in the MineraI collection, and to the want of a general Rock collection composed of specimE'ns of the principal rocks known, of which many have,not as yet been, nor are likelY to be found in 'Victoria. ' " .',"-, 'The Committee having' 8inc~ taken this subject into favorable consideration"and authorized me to act in the mattE1r, I went -carefull:jT over 'the Mineral 'collection; and' prepared a list of some 200 important species and varieties in which it is ,deficient, and also a general description and list of the Hoekcolle\'tion such as required.' . Of ~hese lists ,three copies 'were 'preparc(l-,twQ for enclosure with letters written by me to two of the prin9ipal dealers in minerals in Germ~ny, viz. :-Kraut:;: of Bonn, and Lommel of Heidelberg, and ~h.e third for a.ccompanyi~g a 1ettllr VVI'itten by Mr:"Newbery to Prbfessor Tennant of London-such letters, after descrlblllg the deSIrable qualIty, of the collections, merely asking at what price the latter could be furnished to the Trustees of.the Muscum. The answers to these ellqufries may·, I·think, be expected within the next three months. , " " " " I have the Iionor to be, Sir, Your most most obedient servant, 'GEORGE' H. F. ULRICH. 20th Decembe~ 1872. 15 APPENDIX C. REPORT OF THE INSTRUCTOR 1N TELEGR.APHY. 1'.0 the Chairman of the Industrial and Technological Museum Committee. SIR, ' , I have the honor to inform you, in answer to yours asking for a report of the Telegraph class for. the past year, that the classes are making satjsfactory progress.' , During the year two examinations were held, at the :first of which 21 pupils presented themselves, and 11 passed (one with credit in both papers and praetiee, and one with credit in written examination only); at the second examination 20 pupils were examined, and 15 passed (three with credit). ' - With reference to the conduct of the class in future, I would suggest the purchase or loan of at least four additional instruments, as the number at present in use is inadequate for the requirements of the class. I h,ave the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, 20th December 1872. THOMAS GAY, Instructor. APPENDIX D. REPORT OF EXAMINERS IN TELEGRAPHY. To the Industrial and Technological Mu'seum Committee. GENTLlilMEN, Melbourne, 22nd October 1872. It haa become apparent to us during the course of our examinations of the class for Telegraphy that the mode of instruction adopted is radically defective, inasm11ch as the pupils appear to have been merely taught the very simple and almost oolely mechanical process of sending and receiving a telegram. In the present advanced stage of telegraphy, and in view of the progressive character of the scienee of electricity, it is, in our opinion, highly desirable that the pupil should possess a sufficient knowledge of the rudimentary principles of electro dynamics to warrant a degree of confidence being placed in her when in charge of instruments at a distant station. ' This knowledge, we Bubmit, can only be obtaincd by a practical acquaintance with, and· instruction in, the principles which form the foundation of electro-telegraphic practice, and in this view we think thflt the instructor should conduet his class through a progressive course of the elements aud principlcs of clectricity. more especially those branches which dealwith- . 1st. Current electricity and induction; , .:: 2nd. Atmospheric eleetricity, and particularly in relation to its effects on telegraph lines, batteries, instruments, &c. ;, Srd. The construction of galvanic batteries and the principles of eleetro-metallic decomposition. " , The members of the class appear to h&ve haq an insufficient amount of practice, owing to the absence of a proper number of instruments. We think thllt one Bet of insp-uments for each pupil should be provided; the instruments to work singly 9rt short circuit, or connected up to work as one, two, or more lines on "open" and "closed" circuits, with and without intermediate stations., ·,The instruments t.e be labclled accordingly. _ _, The instructor to occasionally require pupils to connect up two or more instruments in working order (all wires having been previously disconnected and removed) as terminal and intormediate stations with and without main battery. We should'snbmit that it would be preferable that a smaller number of pupils should be thoroughly instructed, than that a large number should be insufficiently trained, to meet the present and prospective requirements of the serviec in, which they may eventually be employed.. r, , In SUppOl't of this proposition we may take 'occasion to mention that the Governments aml telegraph compauies in Europe are .now demanding a much higher standard of t~aining for telegraph clerks, and it has been made imperative in France that !Ill clerks now employed should obtain full instruction, and pass examinations such as we have already indicated, as a condition of holding the offiees they now occupy. ' W~ have the honor to be, Gentlemen, , .. Your obedient servants, (Signed) ROBT. L. J. ELLERY, 1 The Trustees of the Technological Museum, Melbourne. SAML. W. McGOWAN.:, , : (Copy.) , • Sm, Melbourne Observatory, 18th November 1872: . With· reference to our' previous eommunication.with respect to, the instruction of the Telegraph class, we beg t-? submit the following :- • Before appearing for examination, pupils should give evidence of- 1st. Being moderately proficient in writing and spelling; 'l', 2nd. Of having been instructed in the principles of static and dynamic eleetricity ; , , 3rd. Of having received instruction, and had practice, in electric telegraphy. :',', Weare of opinion, from the experience already gained in former examinations, that moderate proficiency in writing and spelling should be absolutely insisted upon before admission to the Telegraph classes, ' We also consider it of the highest importance thB;t the class should be systematically instructed in the principles of electricity !Ind. galvanism, more especially with regard to the properties of static and dynamic electricity, magnetism and electro-magnetism, conduction, resistance, induction, and batteries; such a ~ynabus in this subje(!t as is given to the Che~ic~lclasses would probably be sufficient, if a little expanded, Class Books: Noad's Student's Manual of Electrieity, Culley's·~Handbook of Practical 'felegraphy, Sabine's Abridged Electric Telegraph (Weale's Series). The instruction in practical;telegraphy hitherto given we do not consider adequate. We think that, besides instruction in manipulation, which can oq!yJJe given to one or two pupils at a time, regular lectures on the management of batteries, circuits, and on ordinary line and battery testing, should be g~ven according to the text-books we have named. Also that if one instrument for each pupil cannot be provided, a regular system should be adopted by which each pupil should be able to secure an equal period for practice. - If the Commissioners concur in these views, an~ .carry them into practice, we would be willing to inspect the class occasionally.' . , We have the honor to be, Sir, YOUl' obedient servants. ROBT. L. J. ELLERY, The Chairman of the 'fechnological Committee. SAML. W. McGOWAN. CLASS FOR TELEGRAPHY. 'industrial and Teehnologieal Museum, Melbourne, 187 • Examination Paper No. 1. Describe any ordinary form of galvanic battery, and show the direction of the current in a single cell. 2. Describe the method of joining up a. number of cclls, in series, so as to form a main battery. 3. What is to be understood by "defective insulation ?" 4. State the uses of the" Signal Key," and, briefly, the general eonstruction of that instrument. 5. The,uses and general construction of the" R€lay," or receiving magnet, the mode of adjUstment, and What is meant by the term" induetion of magnetism." . 6. The uses and general construction of the" Register," mode of adjustment, and means by which that portion of the Ilpparatus should be kept clean and in good working order. 7. The eourse to be adopted in dctecting a break in the line, or 8, To determine the position of defective insulation between two or more stations working on the same line. 9. Describe by diagram the course of main and local circuits in an intermediate station, witbout a main battery. 10. Connect, by diagram lines in red ink, j,he outline sketch of a section of line, having two terminal stations, with .main and locl\l batteries in pOSition, as shown on the aecompanying pa~e; the local battery circuit to be indicated in black ink. , <> 16 ~ p ~ 00 P ::!l H ill «11 0 ~ d:l 0 H 0 Z I:I:l .0 ~ A ~ ~' ~ Il.1 Eo; 00 " p ~ ~ 00 \ f CLASS FOR TELEGRAPHY. Industrial and Technological Museum. Melbourne, 187 • Examination PaperNo: . I. What is the distinction between an insulating and conducting substance? 2. Enumerate Borne of the best insulating substances. and some of the best conductors. 3. What is meant by the term resistance in an electric circuit? 4 .. Describe any ordinary form of galvanic battery, and show the direction of a current iu a single cell. 5. Describe the method of joining up a number of cells in series, so as to form a main battery. 6. State the uses of the" Signal Key," and briefly the general construction of that instrument. and the manner it is joined up in circuit in an ordinary telegraph office. ' . 7. The uses and general constrnction of the" Relay," or receiving magnet, the mode of adjustment, and the manner in which it is joined up in a telegrapb office. 8. The uses and general construction of the" Register," and means by which that portion of the apparatus should be kept clean and in·good working order. ' 9. Describe by diagram the course of main and local circuits in an intermediate station, without a main battery. JO. Connect, by diagram lines in red ink. the outline sketch of a section line, having two terminal stations, with main and local batteries iu position, as shown on the accompanying page; the local battery circuit to be indicated' in black ink. U. What precl\utions are usnally adopted to prevent the destructive effects of lightning upon the instruments in an office? . . 12. In an interruption on a telegraph line-deserlbe how you would ascertain whether it was from a break, a cross of two lines, or from the line laying on the ground. " STUDlllNTS IN TELEGRAPHY, 1872-150 marks for passing. Names. Examilllltion. Names. Examination. Mrs. Kelly ... Good; passed. Miss Palmer ...... Best; passed. Miss Pohlman ...... Good; passed. Miss Fanny Andrews Mrs. Roberts ... .•. Good; passed. Miss Kate Andrews Miss Summers ... .:. Written examination; Miss Stevenson .. , Passed. very good; "credit." Miss McKissock ... Passed. Miss Patterson ... Passed. Miss Abbot ..• Not examined • Miss M. G. Patterson ... Passed. Mra. HQ.dgson .:. . .. Credit in paper. Mrs. Mooney ••. ... Good; passed. Miss Mary Wood ••. Not examined. Miss Belling ...... Good; passed. Miss Buschman , '" Not examined. Miss De Lacy ...... Passed. Miss Mary Enright ... Not examined . Miss Theresa Andrews ...... Good; passed. Mrs. Thomas '" Miss Wingate ...... Not examined. Mrs. Patterson Miss Morrison ... .•. Passed. Miss Phillips ...... Passed. MrR. Pearson .. . .. , Good; passed. Miss Chinn ... Passed. Miss E. Allen ...... Credit. Mrs. J. Stewart ... Passed• Miss Agnes Pohlman ... Good; passed. Mrs. Geary ... Passed. Mrs. LandeUs ...... Good; passed. Miss A. McCutcheon Miss H. Wilson ... Not e:l{Rmined. Miss Carpenter ... Not examined . Miss Chapman ... Not exarrlined. Miss Burke ... First three questions Mrs. Casson not answered. Miss Clemes ... Passed. Mrs. Campbell ... •.. Passed. Mrs. Kinahan ...... Good; passed. APPENDIX E. REPORT OF THE LECTURER ON MATHEMATICS. To the Chail'1l1an o/the Industrial and Techn{)logical Museum Committee. SIR, I have the honor to inform you that the first term of thesourses of lectures on Mathematics and Practical Geometry eoncluded on the 4th instant. The lectures commenced on the 1st August, on which day 46 students were enrolled (LS desirous of attending both courses. . After a preliminary examination, 3 of these were fonnd not to possess sufficient elementary knowledge t'o profit by the lectures, and their fees were accordingly returned. The attendance during the term has been, with !t few exceptions, regular and punctual; and ta\dng into consideration the little time the majority of the students have for home-work, the progress made has been very satisfactory. On the 31st October, 2nd NovemLer, and 4th November exarninations were Ileld, at which 31'of the stndents presented themselves for examination. The results accompany this Report. The sum of three ponnds (£3) has been granted for prizes by the Trustees of the Museum l an anonymous donor hM presented £2 ; and I have offered a prize of the value of £2 for the best set of notes, accompanied by illustrative drawings, of the lectures on Practical Geometry. A first prize for the highest number of marks obtained in the three examinations has been awarded to Mr. Cathels; second prizes have been awarded to G. Couch and E .•r. Walters. The prize for the best set of notes on Practical Geometry has been divided between G. Jobson and C. P. Tnrner. Copies of the examination papers accompany this Report. , I have the honor to be, Sir, . Your obedient servant, F. J. PffiANI, 20th December 1872. Lecturer on Mathematics, &c. No. 16. c S'l'UDENT~ ATTENDING MATHE~IATlOS A:ND;·:P~AOTlCAL··GEOMETRY CLASSES DUIUNG 1B72. . Exttminatiuns. Names. Occ:upnti(lJis. 'total lIarks obtainable in eneh . .l'aper, 100Q·, "r. AditlIlS ... Chemistry St1!-del1.~ " ;,,-' " '. D. Bodycombe .. . Pattern-maker , ~ B; llodycombe .. . Patterl1-m"ker • S. Br:tdlcy . "., .. : J\fech"nic J oh II Buncle .. . .;' ' ~l1gincer . Alfred ·Bl1rtoli .. . No report by. Master "V. Cathels. , .., Engineer Fir st prize " ...... George Couch .... .Engineer· .• , Second'prize, '1', D, Edwards Engineer · :It. B.·lforce No report by Ma.ster A. Gallop Ar~I;itect ." " .James Gillespie 'I'. H: Guernc'f .. :' 'Carpenter L :,.,:'~.~ ,,'V.rHaile's ," u. . .""'1' Mill.wright· . ",.' ! ,', '",< .!' :,.,- · 'A:HeaJev . ..• ~nglncer ' ]', HCILkv ... I Engineer I: ,;, :W: .. Holroyd report by Master ',:,- I{och report by M"ster T. Mallet C. ?II. Mansfield Chemistry Student·' James ?llcClelland Pattern-maker .J"mes McGuigan Contractor Andrew McLean Engineer :M. Niall No report by, Master H. Pattin .... No report by Master C. Peakc Engineer T. Purnell . "'". " :, .... (",J'.,a ...: ._, NO,report by Master · l3. Ry:tn , .... !,' • C.J.l:lobinson ... * . Pa.ttern-rilakcl' . A. Sinclair Agri<,!1Iltural Implement Maker W. J. ·Stevens ...... 'l'~!leher - St.ew,wt , ..... reilort by Master Th()mas 'rhornpson report .by Master .J.. B. Tumer ... Pocket-bo'ok':M:aker .J.,." .. JJq.'m.\'\Tltlker .. , Engineer, ' • •• j .. James ·WILlker ... Clerk ' . !f. S. ·Wntts .No report by Mast~r . ·Cccil Wisewould Epgineer, ...•.. - vVatterstrOlll No report by Master . Edwa'rd Walters Clerk Second p~'ize . Thoma~ Young Ironmoulder .C. Jobson Erg~neer .. . W: l)ufly No r.eport by Master '.1' • ~l•• ' (Mr. Pi rani.) (Students arc req uesle.l to send in the ?Vlwlelof the ?Vorking of each sum, to write clearly and legibly on one side of the paper , only, and not to worll more than one sum on each sheet of paper.) • '2 I 4 ' . . _ '6 -r 11...... ~ ._~."'" ... __ .. , 1. Find the value of ;It + Nu - 13 and of--- . ~ - r1, , 2. lfinu the value of 9145 + 5'079 - 29l'4,5 + 27'8:<4 + 300. 3. Filld the value of ~ of £2 2s. + ,'5 of £2" 5s. -,'l, of £1 148. + ~ of 28. 6d. , 4. A horse-power will lift 33,()OO pounds 1 fflot 'high,per.ll!inuti:!. How many 'gll.llons,of water will an engine of 120 horse-power lift to a hei;tht of 280 yards in 24 hom's'?' N:B.-'-A' g"UOll' of water weighs 10 Ibs. 5. A cisterll can be emptied by ono p.ipe in 611ou.rs"an~ by another in 4 hours. In what time will it be emptied when both are open togetl,cr? '. ' . •. ." .' .. .. 6. The are't of It ~(luare field is 40 acres, What is the length of its side in feet? ,7. A circular cr;c!;ct gruund IS 200' ynrds.in·. diameter; J lfilld. the eost'of fencing it at 5~d. per foot. B. A street " mile long has two t'[)otpaths, eaeh 11 feet broad. How many slabs of stone, eaeh 3 feet by 2 feet 6 inches, will it tuke to p:tve the footpaths? ...... , 9, How many gallons of water ,fill a cylindrical tank 'contain whose diameter is 6 feet ~ndheight 19 feet? N.;F!.- A gallon·.: ,27i·.2H (,ul.)ic inches. ' ."... .,., ... ,' .. . 1o.Find the' kllgtlJ o~ 'an iron shaft which is 6 inches in diameter, and weighs 8· tons, taking a cubic loot of iron to weigh 4~S Ius, .' ..., ' . . "EXAJ\!.lN,I.'rlONS, ,NOYKMIlER 1872.-EuCLID, ('Mr. Pil'a)li.) , 'I' (Stu'ilin'ls are I;equestcd not to answ~r mor'c tItan one q'uestion on eaclt sheet ofpaper, and to write on pne side only.} .1. DefinE! the. terms-circle, right :tl1gle, isosceles triangle, parallel straight lines, rhorn.boid. '2. What is aTl n.xiom? Write dOWTl six axioms. . . 3. Show' ho,w, from a givCl\ p()int,. tOr rlraw,'.jL straight !ilie, equal' to a giyeu straight line. 4. Show hmV'to draw a·JiI).e at, right aligies to a' given line from a given point 'outside it. Il, Show that if two straig~lt lines c~t one ano~her, the vortically opposite !Ingle" 1lJ'€ equal. Q. Show that !hll interiorang')es of any polygon, togethor with four right angles, are e9.1:fa~ to twico all UlBUr .righ~ f411§leg IU the t\gnva has 9idea ' . .• , 7, Show holV till!onl&b It< siven polllt to elraw !lllno pttrllUal to a. glvoll straight Un;.'!, ~, I:Ih!lw h!!w tp !lP~Cf~b(i I} rf.(l~1Il1l9fl,l flg;lll'(l r.1l11~1 t·O ~ 3'h'~11 rtl(1~1II I1ljnlllgLlfo, ; 11. .19 ' EXAJ\IlNATIONS, NOVEJInl!:R 1872.-PRACTICAL GEOMl!lTRY. (Mr. Pirllni.) (Students are to work the problems on drawing paper, and desc,.ibe tlw constructions on writing paper. Lines of construction are to be left in pencil, all others to be inked in.) 1. Draw a line 2N long and divide it into two parts, which shall be in tlie proportion'of 5 to 8. 2. Given two straight lines, which would meet if produced. Without producing the liO('s, draw a line which would bisect th APPENDIX F. LECTURES DELIVERED DURING FIRST SESSION OF 1872. No. of Persons 1872 •. Attending. Ma.y 17th Professor McCoy Geological Action of Ice and Nature of the Glacial Period ]5S May 31st Professor McCoy Palff:ontologyof the Three Great Geological Periods 208 June 7th Denis O'Donuvan, Esq. Art in Builcting. No. I.-Construction ]67 June l4th Professor McCoy . The Formation and Ages of Coal ]7l June 21st William .Tohnsoll, Esq. Hydrogen ... 207 June 28th Professor McCoy Homology of the Parts of Animals ]79 July 6tb John Day, Esq., M.D .... Allotropic Oxygen in its relation to Science and Art 131 July 1~th Denis O'Donovan, Esq. Art in Building. No. H.-Ornamentation ]S5 July 28th James Edward Neild, Esq., M.D. Dirt and Disease ]22 .. ,20 REPORT OF THE SECTIONAL COMMITTEE OF'THE NATIONAL GALLERY. g,utioll111 «ommittu: !he Hon. SIR CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY, Ckairman. The Hon. Sm JAMj,:S MCCCLLOCH, I The Hou. S. H. BINDON, The Hon. ARCHiBALD MICHIE, C; E. BRIGHT, Esq.; The Hon. T. T. A'BECKETT, . The Hon. SIR GEORGE FREDERICK VERDON. 1. The Committ~e of the Nation~ Gallery have the honor to report on the condition of the Collections and Schools under their control. ' THE 'PICTURES AND FINE ARTS COLLECTION. 2. Four oil paintings have been purchased during the year :-" Druidical Monuments," ~y G. E. Herring; "Memories of the First Palm Sunday," by Edith Gourtauld; "Child Playing at Grandmother," by Miss Grey; and" A Cottage Interior," by Edouard',lFrere. These pictures were selected by the Board of' Advice in London, and form an interesting addition to the collection. Details are annexed (Appendix A, Schedule 1).' . .3. Two water-color dra:wing~ have been purchased duri'ng the year.. Oneof these, "'A Grey Day on the Thames," by 'Walter Field, was selected by Mr. Herbert, R.A. '1'he other, "Lake ,\Vanaka," by James Crowe Richmond, of New Zealand, was purchased by the Committee in Melbourne. A collection of Australian Sketches, by W. R Gill, and 123 illustrations of Australian Bush Flowers from nature, by Miss Blythe, and some rare PI?Il and ink and sepia sketches, were also purchased by thE;m (Appendix A, Schedule 2) .. The Gallery of Portraits of Governors of the Australian Colonies has been enlarged by the addition of photographic portraits of Sir James Fergusson and of the Marquis of Normanby; and a series of 228 views of' Indian scenery has supplemented the collection. of' photographs. The Ethnotypical collection has been iucreased ·by the purchase and presentation of weapons.and ornaments from !he Solomon and Fiji group (Appendix A, Schedule 3). . , 4. The donations and loans to {.he Gallcry have been valuable and numerous. Mr.. Curcier,-in June last, presented to the Trustees a painting by Hillemacher, 'H Psyche aux Enfers." Mr. Lee, R.A. (who visited Victoria in December last), was good enoug~l to Tn'esent to the Gallery an oil sketeh, "View of Ben Lawers," executed by himself; and the Commjttee have to record gratefully many other gifts of photographs, objects,of art, and curiosities, particulars of which are annexed (Appendix A, Schedule 4). I 5. No less than thirty-eight paintings have been lent to the Committee for exhibition during the year 1872. Of these thirty-two were oil paintings-for the most part the property of Mr.• losiah Austin, of. Barwon Park, and purchased by that gentleman in Europe. Full particulars of these valuable loans will be found in Appendix A, Schedule 5. A portion of the collection of busts of distinguished men, ordered by thc Committee last year through the directors of the Crys1'..'tl Palace Company, arrived ill January las~. ~ M. Bl'ueeiani, to whom the duty of obtaining and forwarding the b)lsts named had beeu entrusted, was only able, however, to obtaiIi ninel.een out of the twenty-four desired. Particnlars are given ill Appendix B, Schedule 1. The stlltue of Shakespeare, which was ordered at the sa,me time, arrived safely, and has been . placed in the Gallery. . 6. An agreement has been entered into with Mr. Herbert, R.A., through the agency of Sir George Verdon, for a replica of' his renowned fresco of "Moses," painted for the House of Lords.' A c9PY of the letter of instructions sent by the Committee to the Agent-General will be' found ill Appeudix C. The Committee are rejoiced to know that Australia will thus secure a faithful copy, from the pencil of the master who produced it, of one of the most powerful examples of the modern English school of art. THE SCHOOLS OF PAINTING AND DESIGN.* 7. The' progress of the Schools of Painting and Design has been most satisfactory. In "the School of Painting twenty-nine students-nine male and twenty female-attended; an increase of nine,during the year. In the School of Design 106 students-fifty-five male and fifty-one female-attel~ded; an increase of twenty during the year. The mas~ers complain that the accommodation provided is insufficient, and the Committee beg again to urge upon ,the Trustees the' desirability of making immediate provision for their needs in this particular. They have earnestly to repeat their request. that the quest-ion of building a Picture Gallery for the. proper housing of the valuable and daily increasing collection of pictures, and beg that the Government may be applied ~o for funds for that purpose. ' 8. The Reports of the Masters of the Schools of' Painting and Design are 'annexed (Appendices A . and B). . If THE NATIONAL GALLERY. SCHOOLS OF PAINTING AND DESIGN. Applicllllts for admission 8S studenlS must submit specimens of their skill the moslers. If such specimens are considered satisfactory, the applicants will be admitted on probation, and prepare (lrawings within the ScllOo! Of amI, all the sume being approved by tbe master, tlie applicants can, on payment of f~es, be'registered as students. &Mol 01 Painting,-Palnting in oils and drawing In wn,ter colors. Instruction given Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturday.. HOUrs, 10 a,m. to 12 noon. Fees, £1 u. quarter. .' &hool qf D& SCHEDULE 1. Pictures Painted in Oil-colm's Purchased by the Hon. Trustees during the Year 18'72. 1'0 Name of Picture. Description. Size. Dat. a.me of Artist. Received. Inch SCHEDULE II. Paintings in "Vater-colors Purchased by tlte Hon. Trustees during the Year 18'72. Na.me of Artillt. Na.me of Picture. Date Size. Received. Inches. Field, Walter ...... A Grey Day on the Tllames ...... '" ... 20 x 9! January. Richmond, James Crowe Lake Wanaka (New Zealand) ...... '" ... 40 x 251 March 23rd. Gill,W.B. .,. ... Nine Sketches of Australian Bush Life (Victoria) ... Various :May lOth • Blythe, Miss ... Australian Flowers ...... '" ... 12 x 8 July 23rd. Artist unknown ... 12S Australian Bush Flowers ...... 12 x 8 October 8th. Artist unknown ... Pen and Ink and (Jolor Sketches ... '" ... Various October 21st . Artist unknown ... Six Sepia Drawings, framed ...... Various Oetob~r 29th. SCHEDULE III. Painted Photograpltic Portraits Purchased by tlte Hon. Tnlstees during the Year 1872. Sir James }'ergusson, Governor of South Australia. Size, 15! in. x 12 in. Received August 21st. The Marquis of Normanby, Governor of Queensland. Size, lot in. x 12 in. Received September 12th. Photographic Views. Twelve Views ·iu California and Oregon ..Size, 20 in. x 16 in. Received January 24th. Sent by Sir Redmond Barry. A Book containing 228 Views of Cashmere and India. Various sizes. Received February lOth. Chromo-Litlwgrapks. The latest publications n:£ the Arundel Society for 1872. Vari~us sizes. Received Septemller 12th. Objects of Curiosity. Silver-mounted Arab Sword and Dagger.. Received ,June. A collection of Weapons and Objects of Religious and Domestic Use from the Fiji Islands. Received June 27th. A collection of Weapons, Canoe~, and Objects of Ornament from the Solomon Islands. Received July. Purchased from - Bennett, Launceston. Coin$ and Medals. A small collection of Gold, Silver, and COPlJer Coins (fift.y-four in nnmber). Received September 12th. ' In the custody of the Secretary. 22 SCHEDT:J1;.E IV. Pictures.-':'Donations Receivc'd during tILe Year 1872.''' Name of Artist. , Name of Picture. Date Received; ~ ame or :Qonor. ' Hillem'l.cher, - Psyche aux Enfers ...... June 26th Mr. Curcier. F. R. Lee, R.A. I View of Ben Lawers, Argyleshire December ·Mr. I.ee; R.A. Chromo-Litho.qraphs. Arundel 80cietv's Nine plates of duplicates from the pUblications of the I February loth Mr. Augt.Tulk. Publications - Arundel Society (Agent's eopies) Pltotographs. Nine Photographic Vie;rs of Newcastle, Ne\~ South Wales. .Tuly 16th. . Cilpt. Patching, H. Gtriosities. Tile from the Tomb of the Prime Minister of the Emperor Tchanger of' Lhadra, near Lahore, in India. Received June 19th.· .. "' Sculpt,u:re. , ; \ ~:." Port~ait Bust of Sturt, the Australian Explorer. Artist, Charles Summers. ~eceived ApriL Portrait Bust of Macklcay. Received April; SCHEPULE V. List oj Oil Pain~inp.~ Lent to tlte Gallery 'during the Year 1872. l Data Lent by. . Data .Returned. Name of Painting, ! .Painted On. Size. Received. Incl,es. 1872. ' Creswick IVaggon Crossing Ford C(l1w!ts :15 X 23 .Tan. 2nd )11'. J. Austin, Park West Highland Catt.le Cauvas 'S2 x 18 Jan. 2nd Mr. J. Austin. G. B. O'Neill :Yhit, ~i~uday Canvas 21 x 17 •Tan.2nd :rifT. J. Austin . BOllgllcreau lhe IWlns ... C!lllvas 22 x 15 .Jan. 2nd Mr•• r. Austin. E. Gill ... Mill and Stream Canvas 24 x 18 Jan. 2nd ~1r! .T. Austin. J. Linn .. U }Iarvest Waggon Panel 24 x 19 ;Jan. 2nd Mr.• T. Austin. Piekersgill, RA. .. : The Graces Canvas 14 x.14 J11d ..2nd Mr. J. Austin. A. Gilbert Moonlight Scene Canvas 14 x 12 JaIl. 2nd Mr. J. Austin. HUghes A :Frllit Piecc Canvas 14 x 10 Jan. 2nd Mr. J. Austin. Kockl'ock, ~nior A Sea Piece Canvas 2~ X'16 Jan. 2nd Mr. J. Austin. Sydney Cooper Cows and'Sheep Canvas 24 x 18 Jan. 2nd Mr. J. Austin. D'l.llhY··· Stpamer on Fire Canvas 24 x 14 Jan. 2nd :Yfr. J. Austin. B. W. Leader A Landscape 'Canvas 24 x 16 Mr. J. Austin. G. Chambers Ustcnd Pie'!: 'Canvas Mr. J. Austin August 31st: Unknown A Sea Piece CanVl13 70 x 4fi ..Jan. 6th Mr. Eilwards F~bruary loth .. Unknown An Oileograpb 11;}.x 9~ Mar. 4th lfr. D. C. McArthur. The Baroness War- Portrait of a Gentle- Canvas 27 x 21 :Mar.5th Mrs. Bunny April 3,rd.' temberg man Miss Walsten A View on Lake Garda Canvas 24! x 19~ :ribr. 5th-, :yrrs. Bunny Aprii srd. Starkie ... The Farm Yard Canvas :36 x 24 May 14th .Mr. T: Alston lleptember II tho Brelighel Landscape ... Canvus 22 x.15 July2Srd Mr. Sichel August loth. T. Earl ... Sts. Peter and James Canvas 21 x 17 ,Tuly 23rd Mr. SiclieL' Tnitltmnn Brigands .. . Canva~ 10 x 7 Jnly 2~rd :\1r. Sichel. Van Hessel T:llras,' ... . Copper iz x 8 .Tuly'23rd :Vir. Sielicl November 2{)th. S11m.' Bongh The Solway...... Canvas .48 x 66 ,Juiy:2Srd Mr. H. H. Kinnear. 'Gourly Steel! 'l'he First of the Season Canvas 44 x 34 ,Tnly 23rtl Mr. R. H. Kinnear December 23rd. l'chriever Portrait of a Ladv ... Ca.n\'aH lO.}xM Sept. 27th Mr, W. L. Richardson. W. Ford A Landscapc - C'l.nvas 21) x 16 Sept. 27th Mr. T. Alston November 29·th. Gerard Honthorst An Incident In the Cauvas 24 x 18 Oct. Sl'd Mr. RBlack. • Life of Ga1ileo Morland The 'rithing Barn ... Canvas 24 x 18 Oct. 3rc1 lIfr. R. Black '. Decemb!,r 26th; H. Weigall Child's Head Canvas 14 x 1'2 Nov. 20th Mr. K. W"igall. H. Weigall ChHd's Head Canvas 16 x 14 Noy.2{)th' lofr. K. Weigall. Pietro di Cartona :Marriage of St. Cat.he- Call vas 19 x 15} No ..... 19th Rev. Dr, BIeasdale. . rine 1867. Woodland Sc~ne, Land- Canns. ui x 12 Aug. 24th scape Moonlight River S~!le Canvas 14 x]'o Aug. 24th List of Water-colors Lent to the Gallery q,uring the Year 1872. 1871. Mrs. G. Parsons .. . Valley of Poltesco 18 x 13 Mllr.3,lst Mrs, G. Parsons. Mrs. G. Pflrsans .. . Nankavllil Hill 20 x 15 Mar. 31st Mrs. G. Parsons.. Glover ... A .L'lndscoDc 23 x j() ()et.3nl Mr. R Black . December 26th. lJnknown lnowet* l'iice 16x'U JltIl.2nd Mr. J. Austin. , . Students. in School, of Painting, 18'72. FE)!AUcS, Miss' B<;neila, 'Mrs. McGowan, :Miss Mount, ., BJack,-' ,. " Haydon, " Nh'en, The Hon. Mrs. Bright, " Hunt, " }'ritcIHu'd, lI"liss ~ullen'J' Miss Livingston, " ticott, " Chambers, Mrs. Lempriel'C, ,;,. ·timyth, " ·Coa.tes, Miss Lempricl'e, :Wtt's, TC8tar. " Gaggin, Mrs; Lawrence, MALES • Mr. Cart.er, . Mr. Eoare, ' I :IIII'. Sutilerl,tnd, '" Cutter, " ' O'Neill, " U~her, " ~!l.lIon. I Ron. MI'. Henry Manners Sutton, " White. EX.UtINATIONS.-NONE HELD: APP~NDIX B. REPORT OF , MASTERtr OF SCHOOL OF DESIGN.. , TOJlw Chairman of the National Galfery Committ~e. SIR, . . t I have the honor to report that 106 pupils have attellded my classes in the S.ehool of' Design this year-55 males and 51 females. I feel convinced, from the excellence of the work clone, thllt there is a vast amonnt of tastc and t'llent in the colony. I have tested the above numbers ili every department of !~rt practised in the home Govcrllln~nt sdwols, Ilt drawing and painting from the antiqne, the lil'ing model, anatomy, perspective, modelling, &c.; and it is to be regretted that I am compelled to discontinue the hUer, in consequence of having the room taken froll! me for Exhibition purposes. This most useful and necessary department of art should, as well as e,~sting in plaster auu carving in marble, be taught in every school of art. 1 find with the increa.qing numbers that I am greatly in'want of nn extra room, independently o'f a modelling room, to contain the works in hand, examples lent as copies, and also to de'monstrate to classes how to make copies, &c., of which latter I am much in want-as gcometricalmodels; Iit.hographs of heads, hands, and feet, cllromos, and flowers; and school furnitnre; thc gallery lighted according to promise, and a stove placed ill tt!e It~Jies' ),OOlll before tlw wintel' munthe. I hope the Committee will reconsider ~he matter of prizes, :lIld aJopt t.he list I have submitted, or I fear so many h<1.ving exhibited under the nssn:al1ce that nwanh would be nm , (> , • ,. : SCHEDULE' I . .J.-" . List of S((J,tucs and 8usts received into the Statue (ialltry, 25tlt January 1872• .. .• tI· i No. Object. Artist. From whom received. .Mater!al. l)ricc. , n~nnarka. " The Statue of Shakespeare n. William Kent. .• D. Brueciani Plaster .•. Busts of- 1 .Tohn Bright 1 Cobden " " Carlyle 1 ... " I Goldsmith . ". 1 Gladstone 1 Palinerston " " 1 Kents .. : " Sir Heynolds I J. I '! " 1 Wordsworth I Chautrey " " 1 Coleridge " " 1 Faraday " " . ·r .... : "', 1 Herschel " ...... J' 1 Lyndhurst " " ' Broken beyonJ repair. " ' ~' ••• ~; H,.1<;;, •• i I:-:!jl 1 Mulready ... '" .1 Thomas Moore " " Professor OW'en " " 1 " I Thackeray ".. 1 Cruikshank ... " , " 24 Male Students in School of Design, 1872. Names. OccupatiollB. Examinations Names. Occupations. Examinations William Usher .•. Decorator ••• ... , J. E. Summers ... Iron-turner ... , R. Davis ... .., Glass-stainer ....•.... I J. White ...... Teacher, "._ F. McCubbin ... Clerk ... J. Morrison ...... Painter ... J. R. Edwards ... Accountant E. W. Cooke ... Artist ... I G. Sutherland ... Teacher...... I Chas. Foster '" Photographer A. J. Martin '" Teacher...... Chas. Marden ... Painter .. , )'homas McLean Joiner ...... Geo. Davis ... Cooper ... L. Abrahams ... Cigar-maker ... I John Jeffrey .. . Contractor ... W. Attridge...... Smith ...... Alexander Schott ... Photographer W. H. Horne .... Decorator ...... Henry Guthrie - Ingamells ... 'Teacher ...... I Thos. Collingwood ... Teacher ... J. W. Watson ...... James Patching ... Photographer \ Geo. Nicholls ... Clerk ...... 'Y. Burmeister '" Engraver ... L. Bracken ...... Jeweller ...... ~ Chas. Harper I F. Ross ... '" ...... I OJ Thos. C. Cole ... Clergyman ... ~ Cecil Wise would ... Engineer's Apprentice I o~ R. L. Robinson Iron-turner - Simmonds ... Clerk ...... Z Henry Wymond ... Clerk ... J. Nicholson:...... Richard Pitt ... I. G. Alston '" ... Clerk ... ", I Donald Wilson ... Coach trimmer Peter Kirk ... Decorator...... William J. Parkinson Decorative Artist ... James Attridge ... Smith ...... John Dick .. . I Charles Richardson ... Lithographer ... I Ed. L. Ailen ." .. . - Zachariah ... Architect .:. . .. , E. S. Wisewould .. . E~gineer's Apprenti~~ I Edward Lee...... Engraver ...... M. Davidson .. . Jeweller...... W. J. Dickson ... Decorator ... I Willidln Ripe .. . Jeweller ,'" ... ,. S. Beet ...... Draughtsman. ... . Solomon Pulver ... Clerk ... ." W. Nation...... Draughtsman .. . James Munro .. , Book-keeper ... H. Hayw?od...... Teacher. of Drawing J William Munro .. , Engraver ...... ) Female Students in School oj'Design, 1872. Names. Occupation •. Examinations Na.mes. Occupations. Examinations Miss Clara Collins Miss Duke ... I '! H. Young Teacher C. Horan .Teac.her Young ... " " lIi. Hodgson " Mrs. Danks ... Teacher I " E. ~1iddleton I Miss- Speakman " J. Wilkinson M. Lewellyn " Graham Teacher A. Henry Emily Jesse I " A. Thomas i Mary Nicholsoll ... " E. Thomas, K Cutter " E. De Groote I' Alma Cutter I " Ingamells Teacher ... E. J. Fraser " E. Nettleton :9 " Annie Ankitell I :9 .<1) Rachel King I OJ " Claridge ..<:: ..<:: " A. Lunam <1) Christina Miller ... <:I <:I " H. Bowie l " Graee Nettleton ... '"0 ...... 0 " Jenneys Z " Mary Guthrie Z M. Smith Rose Hansen "'1 '1 r B.Lewellyn " Helen Black " M. White " Mary Dixon " J. Demole I " Jane Hughes I " J. Sutherland ... " E. E.. Purcell " C. Bevan " M. Riddell " Hearn ...... I O'Shea ... I l " M. Bullen Seck ham .... ""L. Coates Simson G. F. Rusden I " Whitestone J " E. Lewis ) " " APPENDIX C. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE AGENT-GENERAL. SIR, National Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, 17th July 1872. I have the honor to inform you that an offer made by Mr. Herbert, R.A., through Sir George Verdon, to paint a replica of his picture, the fresco in the Housc of Lords," The Descent of Moses from the Mount," for the sum of £1700 (seventeen hundred pounds sterling), has been accepted, by the Committee. The picture is to be oC the same size as the original work, and to be completed in 1874. • Although the annual grant of £1000 has been made regularly for the last ten years, the Committee cannot bind·the Government and Legislature to continue thc vote; but there is no present reason for believing that it will not be maintained. ' The Committee desire 'to express t.heir cordial thanks to Mr. Herbert for his generous offer, and their a:ppreciation of the sympathy with thdr endeavors to found a National Gallery in Vicloria ,yhich it evinces. . It is the wish of the Committee tl1ftt !l.ny funds now to their credit in London, !l.vailable for the purehase of pictures, be reserved towards the payment. of Mr. Herbert; and it is further intended to appropriate £500 (five hundred pounds sterling) from each of the'annual grants made this year and hereafter until the payment be completed. . 'Ihave the honor to be; Sir, " Your obedient servant, ':!'J:Ie Agent-General, for Victoria. (Signed) C. GAVAN -DUFFY, Chairman. 25 REPORT OF THE SECTIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE :NATIONAL MUSEU~L o ~tttionill Qtommttbe: The Rev. JOHN IGNATIUS BLEASDALE, D.D., Cltairmlln. The Hon. Sir FRk.... cis MURPHY, The Hon. WILLIAM M. K. V AI.E, CHARLES EDWARD BRIGHT, Esq., The Hon. JOHN ALEXANDER MACPHERSON. The Hon. ,W. H. F. MITCHELl" The Sectional Commit,tee of t.he'National Museum have the honor to report- 1. That the progress of the Museum has been satisfactory, the Direct.or reporting that more gallery space is now'tll'gently required, and that the eollections have been, during the past year, preselTed in good condition. . 2. The report of the Director is annexed (Appendix A). A~fENDIX A. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR THE YEAR 1872. To Ihe Chairman of the National Museum Committee .. Sm, . Having in my report last year traced the origin and plan of the Museum, its objects, and the growth of the different branches of the complete institution, it is not necessary to do so on the present occasion. The removal of the fine collections of Mining and Agricultural Models, got together with a view of facilitating the establishment of schools of mining and agriculture, on the plan of the best institutions of the kind in F~urope and America, by making joint use of the Museum and the lectures of the adjacent University, left a space of the ground floor vacant, on which the collections of Victorian Natural History have for the present been arranged. But I should again state to the Trustees that stuffed and other collections liable to injury from damp should not be on a ground floor, but additional gallery .space should be provided for them, leaving the ground floor for collections of Shells, Corals, Skeletons, and Geological specimens. The same is true of the collections from North America and a large portion of those from the Palrearctic regions, including Europt', North Africa, Asia Minor, &c., placed temporarily on the ground floor of the north room. The completion of the north side of the Museum would provide the necessary continuation of the galleries for this purpose, and the space so gained on the ground floor would allow of the continuation of the classification of tl)e kinds of specimens above mentioned as suitable for the place. . Protected from the dust, sruoke, and other injurious products of combust.ion in the town, as the collectinns are by. the surrounding planted grounds of the University, the specimens continue to exhibit the fine condition and preservation for which our specimens have always been remarkable; and by daily care scarcely any injury has arisen from moth during the year, and as no dirt is allowed to accumulate, the Museum has never been closed for cleaning. , During the year some interesting additions have been made to the skeletons of whales and fish. The chief purchased additions have been to the different invertebrate collections, in which, frOUl the comparatively small size and great number of the known specific types, it was most desirable to make such additions as the greatly reduced yote for tne Museum would allow. I particularly beg to acknowledge with much satisfaction the decision of the Committee to recommend such all approach to the former vote as will enable the various branches to be gradually advanced towards a reasonable proportion as opportunities shall arise. ViSITORS. The number of visitors continues steadily to increase, as in former years; and although nearly 2000 persons came on holidays, no injury of any importance has been done to anything. . • The Museum, as usual, has been open every week day in the year from ten a.m. till five p.m., except Christmas Day an!! Good Friday. Return of Visitors to the Nat~ona.l Museum for the Year 1872. Month. Number. Month. Number. January ...... 8,256 July ...... 9,048 February ...... 6,525 August ...... 7,412 March ... '" 5,946 September ...... 7,437 April .. ... 9,999 October ... '" 1,922 May ...... 7,680 November ...... , 7,162 June ... '" 5,523 December ... n • 8,982 Total for the year 1872, 91,887, being an increase on the year 1871 of 78,77. Increase and Decrease of relative Quarters in 1871 and 1872. Quarter ending. I 1871. 1872. Incroasc of 1872. Dacrcnse of 1872. 31st March ... 21,403 20,721 . ... 676 30th June • n 23,223 23,202 ... 21 30th September ... 19,949 23,897 3,948 ... 31st December ... 19,435 24,066 4,631 . ... . All the members of the small staff ha.ve discharged their duties with the same excellent spirit of zeal and a~siduity as In former years. In Appendix A I givc a list of donations; in Appendix B It list of purchases; and in C a continuation of the Register Ca.talogue of the Musenm. FREDInUCK McCOY, 7th April 1873. Director of Museum. SCHEDULE A. The.Donations to the jYational jJl1Jseum for tlte Yem' 1872 a1'e- Acciima.tlsationSocietyofMelbournc . 2 ICauchils, '2 W·hite-fronted Herons, I Kagu, 1 Le\'cret, I Nankeen Heron, I Black ehcek'Falcon,1 Golden-bellied Hydromys, 1 Apteryx Owenii (female). 1 Platycercus' Barmeni;. 1 Piatycerclls .Bauorii, 1 ::;ilver Pheasant, 1 African Monkey, 1 Crane, 1 yOllng' Perameles G Ilnni, 2 youllg Knngaroos (specimcns dcstroy<;d, unfh for pre ~ervalion), 1 Black Swan (destroyed), I Fawn of Sambor Deer '(dcst'roycd), 1 PIMycerens Brmerii and 1 ditto Palliccps (both destroyed), 1 Fox, 1 Crown Pigeon, I Porcupine, 1 Nymphicus NovUl Hollrmdire, 4 Red-ru'mped Grass Parakeets, 3 J'cnnants Parakeers, 1 Black-tailed Parrot, 1 Peaceful Ground Dove, 2 Rosellas, 1 Wombat, I Luwack or Screw-tail, I Pheasant, 2 Californian Partridges (destroyed) Ard'eIl, Esq., A., Taharo, (per Editor 2 AnteehinuB Albipes ' of Australasian) Allan, A. C" Melbourne .•• 2 Top-knot Pigeons from Cape Howe Bowd('n, S., Mclboutne 1 ]\blformntion of Sale (fish), 1 Blue-billed Duck, ,2 A~lstialiari Tringa, 1 Nankeen: Crane, l,i\-{ur.ray Silver Breah1,. • '. Beilby, J., Wood, Mordialloe 1 Elanus axillaris from Carrum Swamp, 1 :pass' Straits ,Tern from Frankstone Burns, W., Studley Park .. . I Gardins Anstralis, . , , . . Brooke, H., New Zealand .. . 26 Specimens New Zealan~ Lepidoptera (14 species) Bowe.n, J" Collins street, J\o{elbourne 1 Gmsshopper, I Gardius Anstralis Betham, B. F., :\felbourne 15 Cambridge Upper Green S:llld Fossils George, J., Bru118wiek 1 Bittern, 1 Snipe, 1 Brown·eal'cd Grebe from Woodstock, 1 Bandicoot and two young from Kororoit, J Platyecrcus Pennantii, 2 Pelicans, 1 Bittern (destroyed), 1 ,Hoary- Headed Grebe, I Perameles Gunni ' Godfrey, F. R 1 Opossnm Mouse (in exchange) Green, M.,·Melbourne . J Specimen of Fossil W oot! Gregg, -, Melbourne 1 Specimen Lan'a of Locust Holmes, W., Kangaroo Flat 1 Specimen of Infiltration of Oxide of Manganese Haslam, Thos.; Colac 1 Spceimen of Fossil Leg BOI]!l of Kangaroo in clay Hunter, J., Boorondara ·2 I~lanus axillaris ". " ,"'#.;: - , Hawkins, F,G., Prahran .. . 1 Dcinaerida or smaller 'Veta from New Zealand' Kershaw, W.o St, Kilda .. . I Small Marsupial from Hunter Islrlnd Lay, C. H" 'Varrnambool 1 Specimen Monocanthus Pcronii 1 Green Lizard from Okarito, N, Z. Leadbeater, J., Hotham ...... , Ladbury, ,B'. C., Malmsbury 1 Spccin,clI Oruit,horhynchus pamdoxlIs ),"" McGregor, J., Melbourne ... I White Opossnm from Tasmnnia . Mlicke, Dr., 'l'anunda, S,A, (per favor 1 Specimen Myrmecobius fasciatus of B. Straubel, Esq.) ., I'~ " Murray, C., Sandridge J Almeue Peronii . McKibbin, J, N., Melbourne Shells from Warrnrunbool Beach McLean, J. W., New Zealand 2 Apteryx Australis, 1 young ditto, 2 Apteryx Owenii, 2 White Cmnes,.lI.ud. Eggs, 2 Blne Coots. all from Okarito, N. Z. Mayo, G., Adlllaide l'I:tnt Caternillnrs in box Newstead, W. }'" Richmond 1. Uardius A'ustmli's .. Newson, H, G., ]\foonce Ponds J Sn'ake Skin (cast specimen) from Mndras, India '. . '. ' l' • Nicoll, Cap~, R, En,lerald Hill 5 "'pecimens Heptiles, J Centipede, 3 Specimens Shells"1 Beetle fron1 Burnett River, Queensln.nd, 2 Specimens Shells from Levuka, :Fiji . ,Rolis, Hun~er Island I Opossum Mouse Hoper, Melbourne 4 SpeCimel,lH American Squirrel , : -:' Uobinson, G., Hamilton 4 SpeCimens Fossil Sharl<;'s Teeth .. Seymour, P., Mlllgrave 19 Specimens British aud Colonial Birds' Eggs Smyth, R B., Melbourne ... 1 Specimen Gobius or :Mnd Fish . ,Synnot, M., Melbourne Head of Moreli(l variegata or Carpet Suake 'rurnbull, A., Glenelg 5 Specimens Concretion ~;r. : Tinder, Co F., l ..iIlydale 1 Gardius Australis Underwood, C"pt., $S. Alhambra l' :Exocitus Yolitrll1s Wilson, Professor, University, Mel- 1 Voluta georgina from Cape Sidmout,h bourne Wilkie, A. I Spotted-neek Crane (destroyet!) Wilson, Miss, Casterton 2 Specimens Fossil Sh(lrk's Teeth Williams, F. J.;'Upper Yarra 1 Satin Birel's Bow'cr. . APPENDIXB. List of Specimens P~welwsed.by National lltIllseum dnNng. Year' 1872., F. Shepherd I Co lleetion o'f Shells S. Bowden .. ,I Spott,ed-neck Crane,. 2.. Stra;v.necked Ib!~, I 'Thick-kneed ,Plover, 2 Blue-billed Ducks, 1 Tasmanian lung-fish, 2 Black Swans 8. Bowden 2 Hoyal Spoonbills ' S. Bowden 2 Brace Eyton's Duck . A. J. Aitken 1 Collection of Tasmanian Marine Shells . C. J, French I Collection of Madagascar Bil'd Skins (49 specimens)' , J, Haselam 1 Platypus, ·1 Silver Dory, 8 Silver-fish, 4 Strangers, 3 Pilchards" 5 Salmon Trollt,.6 . Ruftics, and I Cat-fish J:Hanneysce, Sandridge ... .. 0 , 1 Chimem J. HUI, 11elbourne 1 I .. :trge Crab F. Castleman, i\Telbourne ... I Tasmanian Wombat L. A. Peers, Melbourne . 2 Skeletons Paddy Melon, I Skin ditto, 1 Skeleton Kingfisher, 11 smali' Mammais in spirits, 27 Tasm:mian Bird Skins, 1 Whale Skull, 4 Skins of Opossum, 1 l::;keleton ili~ . F. J, Day, Melbourne 119 Specimens of Marine, Land, II.nd Fre"h,-wfl,ter Shells M. Robillard, Mauritius Collections of },huritius Shells and Corals . W, Haddy 1 ];el (var.), 2 llufties Steadman and Co. • J~ones of Gmmpus (complete) W. Kenney...... 1 Mineral Cast K. Broadbent, Co,rdwell, Queensland Collection of hl'ect.s from Qnecnslantl - Go,unt 50 Specimens Ne'v Zealand ilhells - Hester Jawbone and Teeth of Wlul.le. 27 APPENDIX C. Register oj Contents of National lJIusettm.-As .Numbered (continued from last year's Report). Locality. lfnseum No. Name. LO~lllity. lIIuscum Xo. Name. 1178-79 Conus virgo •.. Africa A 1341 Rcaphn elongat.a South SeaS A 1180· vir,ulinus j~iartiniqll 1I1useumNo. Name. Locality. Museum No. Name. I~oc!lllty. 1499 Trophon lamellosus ... Falkland Islands A 1720 . Purpura mancinella Indian Ocean A 1500-1 Magellanicus ... Magellan Straits A 1721 llIonodonta Indian Ocean A 1502 multicostatus A 1722 luelo ... Pem A 1503 " undulatius A 1723 neritoides Guinea. A 1504-6 Pisania angulat!~ A 1724 nodata 1507-8 cruSa .. , Nice A 1725 ochrostOlll!l A 1509-10 elegans Panama A 1726 plltula ALlnntic and Mediter 15li-12 iineata . New Zealand A ranean A 1513-15 maculosfl ,Nice A 1727-23 pat,uJa .. At,lflllt,ie and .Melliter 1516 melanostoma A, ranean A 1517-19 pulchella A 1729 persica Indian Ocean I A L;20-2l pyrosonia A 1730-3l pirJ!L ... Ocetl.uia A J5'22-23 rudis H. A 1732-33 SaecllUlll Nicohnr A 1524-25 sllirata .. . A 1734-36 .. S"abilla New Zealand A 1526 'l'rallquebarica .. . 'l'ranquchar A I 173i-:{8 ,. serLUlll 'l'ranquebar A 1527-28 variegata • .. . A, lia9 Mitra ponl.ificalis Indian Ocean A 1529-32 undosa A 1740-4l pertus!I '" A 1532-35 A 1742 " scabruscuh\ Indian Ocean A 15:,6-37 " A 1743-45 ,. striata... '" A 1538-39 'l'ri'ion rubecul~' A' 1746-i7 Stri~atella columbellifor- A 1540-42 Colulllbelin. coronata Pa,nllnm A 'Illi~ 1543-44 festiva A li48 Stl'igatellll. litteratn. A 15'15-48 ful)(llranS Indian Ocean A, 1749 paupertllltl A 1549 ,I~etea A 1750-52 " retusa A 1550 ,]<'IOI'ida. 11 1753-55 Lencozonin naSSI~ A 1551-56 lrovigata ... A 1756 Uylilldra dactylus A 1557-60 mendicariuH' :wI editerrrmean A 1757 .. crenulata ... A 1561-64 melel1!l:ris ... A 1758 Illllll'icaria marmorata ." -a ,1565-68 mercatoriu.:. j\'Llantic 11 1759 .. conula A 1569-71 parda.lina .. , Afrie" A 1760-61 Cynodonta (Japitellulll A 1572-74 rustiaa , .. Antilles A 1762 ceramica A 1575 rosalina ". A 1763 cOllligera A 1576-78 " strowbiforlllis Acapulco A 1764 " lJUgillaris ... A 1579-80 " turturina ... A 1765 Turbinelllls pyrulll '" A 1581-82 E\lgenia elegans Central America A 1766 Cynodonta rhinoceros ... A 1583 " alveolata A 1767 Turbinellus napus A 1584 "zonata .. . West Indies A 1768 Volutella scapha .' , .. A 1581i-86 Latruncul us areola tus .. . China A 1769 Imbl'icaria IHarlllorata ... A 1587 lutosus Paoifio A 1770 Scapha Paoifica (young) New Zealand A 1588-90 " spinitus Ea,t' Indie~ A 1771-72 Amorill :\ndula~a, .. ' ' Australia A 159Hl2 nullia achatina A 1773 " 1. urnen A 1593 " annniata A 1774, Columbella recur:va Central America A 1594 .. lrovissim!l A 17i5-76 J'ugosa A 1595-97 MauritiruHl :Mallril.ius -A 1i77-i8 'I'erpsichore East Iodies ·A 1598 " polita... Setlegal A 1779 n varians 1599-1600 'l'riton viperinum ... A 1780 Ullio cyliudriclls Ohio C 1601 Chicorceus lUuricefurmis A li81 drolllas ... NOlv York G 1602-7 NassR avioularia Indian Ocean A 1782 lai,us ". ." New York G 1608 ". c'IlIiculata A 1783 quadrlllu~ New York G 1609;-14 " COI'Ollat,a, Madagascar A 1784 reclu, New York G 1615 crenulata A liB5 verruUOSllS New York G 1616-18 " cyclops ... :vr editerranean A 17811 " cicavieosu8 Ohio G 1619-21 fasciolatl.l MediterraneRn A 1787 '1 circulus .. : ' Ohio G 1622-23 fasciata ... Now Holland A , 1788-90 oOlllplanatus Obio G 1624-26 grana A Ji91 " cras~us ...... Ohio G 1627 glans ... fndinn O!lean A 1792 ()ras~idens ... - Ohio G 1628-30 " gibbosula M edi terranelln A 1793 " flexuosus, .. Ohio G 1631-33 Grayii ' .. Africa A 1794-95 "flavlls ... Ohio G 1634-35 granifera , A 1796-97 gililJossus Ohio G 1636-38 " Jacksoniana A 1798 lapillu. H. Ohio G 1639-40 lllUric'Ita New Ireland A 1799 " myLiloides Scioto H,iver G 1641-43 luteostoma A 1800 " llodoiillS ... . Ohio G 1644-46 mulaoilis A 1801 tt oratus .. . Ohio G IMi-48 monilis ' .. A 1802 " pyrnwidalus Ohio G 1649-51 macula .. . England A 1803 Illlstulosus Ohio (. 1652-54 " ohsoleta .. . A 1804-6 .. ochraceus Washington G 1655-57 ohliqun. ,:. Senegal A 1807 " • rubij:(inatus Ohio ' G 1658 olivllcea ... An I,illes , ,A 1803 reLIlSU8 ... Ohio G 1659 " papillo~,~ .. Inuian Ocean 'A 1809 " triqueter, .. Ohio G 1660-61 ., paupurata A 1810 ,. trapezoides Ohio G 1662 perLa A 1811-12 Galathea radiata Libel·ta' G 1663 " polygonata A 1813 Unio tuberculutus .scioto River G 1664-67 retioulata Britain. A 1814-]'5 ." SpillOSllS ' .. Ohio G 1668-69 snturalis A 1816-19 Col us pallidus .... G 1670-74 'l'hersites Inuian Ocean A 1820-22 . " SyrllC!lSenSls A 1675 " verrucosa A 1823 " columbarills A 1676 Cominella alveolata New Holland A 1824 Pisania variegata A 1677 " testudinea New Zealand A 182;; Nassaria nivea .. , A 1678 " lignaria Cape of Good Hope A.' 1826 NitidelJa Grevillii A 1679 Cyllene Owenii Gambia A 1827 Loucozonia oingulata A 1680-82 :" Iyratum b A 1828 Oylilldra ene~trala A 1683 Pbos ...... A J829 Cynodonta globnlus A 1684 Yitularia miliaris A 1830 Lyria Harpa '" A , 1685 " ~alebrosa South coast of j\ meriea A 183l luna ... A 1686 Rapana hulbnsa , .. Indian Ocean A 1832-33 " nucleus ... . .• A 1687 triosqlleformis ... (Jalifol'lli... 11 1834-36 PoreelJana alhopllllctatn .. A 1688-89 " Jl,apa: .. China A 1837 ollicilla Mexico A 1690 Purpura abbreviata A 1~38-40 ,. aVClla. A 16111-95 ," Ascensiollis Island of Ascensiou ' A ,184l-4.2 bif"scinl a Senegal A 1696-97 CRriOSIl. I 84:l-45 . hllilata A 1698-99 , ca)lensi~ Cape of Good II ope A 1846 . f'aha A 1700 " cfllnmellnris A 1847-48 glans ... A 1701-2 chocolata Peru and Chili A 1&.19-51 longivaricosa.. West. rndi~s A 1703 " coronata Sellegal A 1852-53 IlIUSCarHl ". .MediLclTanean A 1704 " costnlaris A 1854-55 lIubeclllata ". A 1705 " I';chinata A 1856 (,Iivooformis, .. A 1706 fraglllll A 1857 " qllillqeplicatl~ Mnhlcca A 1707-8 fiscella China A I 85S-59 ., tri ti celt A· 1709 fllniciila A 1800 " zOlluta 'A 1710 noomastoma H' Sonl.h America A 1861-62 Clo,0a snrda '" A 1711-12 " hippoo.,","lIelllll I"dian O{)~an A 18G~-6~ l'ersiellia cornea 1\1 ed i termnean A 1713-14 " naustoriulll New Zealand A 18()iHi7 It .lHilltiueo. A ,171fi-17 " lapillus England A 1858 l\Iomm tuborculatulll ... \ A 1716-19 .." lineata ]869-75 Menura superbll, including eggs a.nd nests A 29 Museum No. Name. Local1ty. Jl[useumNo. Name. LOCtIllty. 1876-77 Sycotypus Ficus A 2111-12 Partula faba '" Society Islands 1878-61 Soalaria Australis 2113-18 Suecinea putris Altona 1882-86 clathrus 2 Ll9-20 .. Pfeifferi Altona 1887-91 communis Mediterranean 2121 Limne9. auriCUla )Viirzburg 1892 " inequalis New Holland 2122-25 - ovata '... Altona 1893 " lancea Africa 2126-2e palustris Altona 1894-95 lamellosa 2129-30 stagnalis Kiel 1896 muricata 2131-32 " trunclltllia Madrid 1897 planieostata Greenland 2133-35 " vulgaris Altona 1898-99 .. p,reciosa 2136-38 Pbysa acuta ... Spain 1900-1 .. l'urtonis England 2139-41 .Planorqis marginatus Altona. 1902-3 Nation Afrioana 2142-44 corneua Siena. 1904-5 .. articulata 2145-48' " vortex ... Brussels 1906 eancellata 2149-53 'Cyclostomus elegans ... r:;pain 1907-8 camena. 2154-55 " ferrup:ineus Palma 1909 Adansonii 2156-59 " SUlcatus Marseilles 1910-12 Chinensis 2160-66 Pupa cinerea ... Marseilles' 1913-14 depressa 2167-68 Paludina vivipera. Siena 1915 I<'orskalii 2169-73 Valvata pisoinalis Altona 1916 imbrieata 2174-78 Melanopsis '" Spain 1917-19 .. Listeri 2179-8i Neritina lluviabilis Mecklenburg 1920-22 lineata 211:;8-89 Strombus canarium Philippines 1923-25 maroehiensis 2190 epidroruus 1926-27 Neapolitana 2191-92 elegans 1928 punetata 2193-97 gibberulus :::. Philippines 1929 papi Ila 2198 "granuiatus 1930-31 unifasciala 2199 "giga~ West Indies 1932-33 viteilus 2200 Isabella Pbilippines 1934 zebra 2201-2 Luhuanus Island of Bohol, Philip 1935-37 "mille punctata pines 1938 ampullaria 2203-4' Larnarckii 1939-40 rUsa 2205 Iineatus 1941-43 maculosa 2206-7 minimus 1944 .. fulmenat,a 2208 " pyrulatus West Indies 1915 "aracltnllides 2209-11 succinctus Island of Machate,Philip 194G-49 Neverita Alderi pines 1950-52 east,ltnea 2212 'rankervillii ... 1953-54 d uplicata 2213 tricorn is Red Sea 1955:"57 ,,!(laucinl1. • 2214 " urceus 1958-59 quadrifascillta 2215 " variabilis 1\160 " sordida 2216 " vittatus Philippines 19B1 I PoJinices alba 2217 Pteroceras cliiragra Pbilippines 19!,2 allrantia 2218 " Lambis .. . 1963 etrusa 2219 " milleneda .. . 1961-67 mammilla 2220-22 Aporrbais pes-pelicani .. . 1968-70 coniC!1 2223 Architectoma granulata 1971-72 mammillaris 2224-26 .. perspecti ve 1973 " otis 2227-30 Papilio 'rhoas ...... Mexi()o 1974 Mammilla rHllura 2231-32 " Polycaon Brazil 1975-77 " melatlostoma 2233-34 " crass us Brazil 1978 Stomatia coneav!! 2235 " Choridmmas Brazil 1979 cymba 2236-37 Polydremas Brazil 1980 indica 2238-39 " Idreus ... Brazil ]981-82 " haliotridea 2240-42 "Erectheus ... New South Wales 1983 Cernina lluctuata 2243-44 Ornitboptera Pompeus Java 19St Ampullaria...... 2245-47 Morpbo Lael'te. . .. Brazil ] 985 " imperforata 2248 Anacilia Brazil ] 986 " eifusa 2249 .. Menelaus 1987-88 I,anistes Botteniana 2250-52 Papilio Palycnon Brazil 1989-90 "ovum...... 2253 Pteroeeras au ran tia 1991-92 Amphiperos OVUllI .. . 2254-55 .. Lambis .. . 1993-94 Arc\rltectoma lrovigata .. . 2256 Strom bus auris Diana .. . Pbilippines 1995-98 Acteon tUrIlot.ilis .. . England 2257, dilatatus .. . 1999 Solidula nitidella 2258-59 lenti!(inoSU8 ... Cape of Good Hope 2000-1 " pllnctaLa 2260 pugilis West Indies 2002-3 " tesselat'l 2261 tricornis Red Sea. 2004-6 Cerithiopsis ocellatus 2262-63 tuberculatus 2007-9 Obeliscus dolabratus 2264-65 " vittatus Philippines 2010-U " pyrum .. . 2266-67 Serapbis terebellum 2012 .. ventricosus .. . 2268-69 Cyprrea Arabicula 2013 Pyramidella auriscatti '" 2270-73 Arabica 2014 " punctuiata 2274 Argus 2015-16 Calpurnus carneus '" 2275 achatina 2017 "Iacteus 2276-77 arenosa ... 2018-20 " verrucosus 2278 cameleopardalis ;1021-24 Ultimus gibbosa 2279-81 carneo!a 2025 Helix candidissirua 2282 Childrenii 2026-27 Ultimlls patulus 2283-85 eicercula A 2028-29 ltadius epelta 2286-88 cineria A 2030-31 Helix albeJla .. . Valen(Ji~ 2289-92 exanthema ('Vd~: A '2032-34 -apertll .. . tliena cervicea) 2035-38 arbustorllm Altona 2293-94 .. Isabella A 2039-40 R Spe rsa. ... Siena 2295 " Jurido. A 2041-42 Campngnllui Ibizf~ 2296-99 lJynx '" ... A 2043-45 carthusian a Siena 2300 :liadagascarensis A 2046-47 carios" .. , Pa.lma 2301 lI1allriti"no. mA 2048-49 earth IIsianella Spain 2302-3 mus ... mA 2050-56 horte"sis AI~{)na 2804 mappa mA 2057-58 lautea .. . Pahul! 2305-6 nucleus mA 20il9-60 lapicida. .. . Wurzburg 2307 olivB.cea mA 2061 " lllcorllm Siena 2308-9 Pantherilla mA 2062-65 ,. nemoralis /Siena 2310-11 Sourra mA 2066 Stromblls costat,us 2312-15 Staphylcea mA 2067-68 Helix uellloralis Wiirzburg 2316 tigris ... mA 2069-74 rot,l!udata Altona 2317 talpa '.:, mA 2075-i6 splendida Barcelona 2318 Heevesii mAo 207i verluiculata Siena 231~21 ., vitellus mA 2078-80 vario,bili~ Spain 2322 Suponia Algoaensis Algoa Bay mA 2081-83 " vermiculr,ta. Siena 2323 Arioia albuginosa mA 20,~4-93 Clausilia lamiuata Altona 2324--25 " Angustata mA 2094-99 lIi~ricans Alt.ona 2326-29 annulus (ViM'.) mA 2100-2 ornata .Palma 2330-32 asellus ... mA 2103-8 sillrilis Altona 2333-34 capu~ serpenf,is ... mA 2109-10 solida 111 arseilIes 2335-38 caurica ... mA 30 lIfuseum No. Name. l\l.usollmNo. Name. ~ocality. 2339-41 Arioia ciandestina mA 2565 Fasciolaria. aurantia A 2342 cribra.ria rnA 25()fj~7 " tulipa A. 2343-14 cruenl;a rnA 2568 Latirus Cfl.stall'eus ... liruzH A 23q5 eYlindrica mA 25()9 " cerntus A 234fl:"'48 errones ... rnA 2570-71 " nusRatellus A ~349-52 eros.. m,A 2572 Mitra cirnuh1 ... A 2353-55 spurea ... mA 2573-76 (lucllmerilia A 2356-58 felina mA 257ii-78 .l)efranci i A 2359~1 firubri ata rnA 2579 ~xasperat.a - Arriell '. A 2362-64, gangrcuosa mA 2580-81 .. evi,o(lpalis Indian Ocean A 2365-70 lwlvbl ..... mA 2582 , " rigid», ... Leo 2371-73 birundo . 'In J\ 2583 rOI'Cellaml Ad.llsonii Senegal A 2374 interrupta ,,,A 2584.-85 u ,Bella.Ilgeri A 2375 lentigiu,,"ooa mA 2586-87 - dil11dlHliH. Africa A 2376-79 J,amnmkii (val'. rnA' 2588-89 (!ou(liUu 1is Medi1ierran~an A alba, 2) 2590 fornticu!oo A 2380 ,. I,isl,eri ... ~ 11> A 25!lL ~Iahell" A 2381-85 moneta .. . ,nA '2592 helnlUtilla A 2386-87 pararla .. . InA' 2593-94 prunum A 2388 " pitta .. . 11. A 2595-96 » strigatu. A 2389-90 " nigropuuctata 1nA 2597 Persicula avellanu. " A 2391-1)6 . " . ocellata mA 2598 interrupta West Indies A 2397-99 onyx{var. pallida,1) rnA 2599~00 lineata A 2400 l' pulchella ",A 2601-2 " persicula A 2401 " pyrum ... Mediterranean mA 2603 Bezoardica sulcosa A 2402 pyriformis mA 2604' China A 2403 punetulata mA 2605 can'~iiculat~:' Philippines A 2404 quadnunaoulat!l \ . A 2606-07 decussata Moluccas (Lin.) A " 2405 Bangui nolen ta A 2008-ll crillacells Philippines .A. 2406 ." stolida .... ' A 2612 S"buron .lalla,ll A 2407-8 turdns .. . .A 2613-14 vibex Philippines (I,in.) A ~l<109-10 tabescens A 2615 lJ)'rulll A 2411-12 undata A 20lU " sulcosa A 2413-14 " zouat,. (var., 1) A 2617'-18 Mnrum oni~"lls A 2411H7 " Zif,{Z flg- .•• A 2{)20 Rallella Beehii ... A 2418-22 'l'rivin Australis A 2H21 iJii;uhof()uhuis ... A , '2423 Hperta A 2612 ,. ~pino:?-H, A 2424-26 Californio:l. .A 262;3 Oniscill " :Museum No." Name. Locality. ~[uscum No. Locality. 2750-52 Cassis tessioul us Cape de Verd,dsiar,d A 28()() Est,relda ruficauda Itonkbampton 2753-54 Bezoardica glauoa Philippines A 2\IO() A prosmi/I!)U8 erythroptc- ltockbampton 2755-5(} • " areola Philippine.; 'A rn, (YOUl1g male) 2757 Pecopteris Australis Uellerme 290 l Carpopha~a magllilica... ltookhampton 2758 Lal,iru81illeatlls A 21102 Geopeli" humerulis ltockhalllptoll o 2759-60 SycotYllllS rel,ieulatus A 2903 Ptilouopus ISwninsollii... .ItookUllluptoll 2761 Col us sulcatus ... Ne\v Zealand A 2\)0·1 GuopilallS scripta ... Itockhamllton o 27112 Purpura arllJigera. A 2905' 'J'adorna .Itadjah .. ' Fitzroy lti vel' 27G3-64 'l'urbinello" .pyrum ... A 2l.lUti N cttapusCoromaudelianus ItockhalUllton 2765 'lluteo erythronotus (adult Falklaud Islands mil (male) male) , 2907 COl'omandelianus ltockhampton 2766 erythronotlls (adult Falkland Islands mB (fem~.le) female) 2908 Corom.mtielianus Rockhampton 2767 eryl,hrouotus.(yng. .Falkland Islands mil (young lIIale) mafe) 2909 l'ortuilllS puber ... H'lst,ing~, Bnglond A 2768 erythronotus (yng. FaJldalld Islands mB 2VlO-19 Pi,a l,eLraodo\l (7 males llrigiltoll, Eugland A female) a,lId 3 fe1llale~) 2769 A llIpelion areuatus (female) South America mH 2920-2,t HYHs arnneus (4malesand Brightoll, England A A 1 female) 2770-72 Pisania elegans ... A 2773 2925-30 Carcilllls Mamas (3 males Hasting~, ]iugland Columbella albida A alld 3 females) 2774 Hastings, England A 2775 Phos granulosa A 2()31 PolybillUS Henslowi 2776 " uociden talis A 2932 Homarus vu Igaris Hastings. England A A 2933 'l'ral/ul ns pigmren8 India A 2777 " textum ... A 2778-79 " len ticosus A 2934 Hyelaphus porcinus India 2780 N assllria reLiculata A 2935 M.elursus JJybiu.s India A Purpura hoomostom!!. A 2936 ]VlomimHt Indica India A 2781-83 Nepal 2784-£6 Latirus POIYI{OllUS A 2937· Ovis Nalmra ... A 2787 ocellat,us A 2938 liemitrngU5 JalJhlicllS Nepal A 2788 "ru8tiuu~ ... A (skull aud horns) India A 2789 IJBucozonia ein~ulifer!l. ... A 2939 Portax tragocalllelu8 2790 Latirus craLiculatu A (adul\; female) India A 279l Porcellim'~ a.l ran till, :A 294.0 Manis'pontadllctyla Croeodilui< pa.lustris lnrlia A 2792 " CUI't·lt A 21)4i Cyproocassis ... A 2942 '1'sstlld!1 stella/,ll India A 2793 A 2794 Cassis ftamen...... A 294;\ 'l'etl'aceruii quadricornis Nepal 2795 Levenia coarot,ata (Cassis) Galapagos Islands A 2944 H"liretus ~1acei (1IIale) ... India B 2796 Moris eehinopuora ... A 2945 Monu, ... t,rllllquillu, ]tiu Janeiro 11 Linl1t.ella cin;,:ulata· A 2946 '1'rlJellilu8 viridis 1'ara B 2797-98 U 2799 Eulim!l. poliLu ... A 2947 ()otiuga cincta (male) South A me ric:} South America. B 2800 Obeliscu~ nuulIllosus A 2948 Casltlurhyncliu8 alUllS 2801-3 Euthria Iingnaria A (male) 2804-6 Velutina lre~igata A 2949 ()eriornis Illelanocephalus Himalaya M.ountuiIls B 2807-10 Ianthina globularis A (male) 2811-17 " vulgaris A 2950 Callucitta Colliooi (female) Mexico B 2818 IJeiostracffi uilineata A 2951 OlJiSLhocoiuu5 cristatus llrazil B 2819 'rorinia oylindrica A (lIIale) 2820-22 Paohystoma globo81l A 2952 Bueoros cava/.Us (male) Himalaya Mountains B 2823 Pelicaria vernies ... A 2953 lthyticeros plicatus (male) Java B 2824 'l'riohotropis bioarenata A 2954 Huceros rhinoceros Java B 2825-26 Fusus ... .., (male) 2827 .. tridentatus A 2955 Auh.eoramphus albovit- Columbian Andes 13 2828 Nestor hypoboliu~ ... New Zealand n tata 2829 Haliastur leu()Osternu8... }"]ast Australia 11 2956 Ra1llphastos erythrorhyn- Demerara ·B 2830 Limosa uropyginlis (female East Australia 13 . chUB (male) in willter) 2957 carinatlls (Illalej Guatemala B 2831 urollygialis (male East Australia 13 2958 'vitellilllls (male) Demerara B iu summer) 2959 "ambiguus ISanta Fe de Bogota B 2832 Halmatnrl1s mal1icatus... SIYnn l~iver n 2960 Pteroglosslls cllstanotus Peru .B 2833 Coturnix Novre Zeahmdire New Zealand 13 (male) (mal .. ) 2961 AudigenD. Ballioni (male) Brazil B 2-834 N ovre Zealandire N ow Zealand II 29(;2 . " nigrostl'is (male) llogota B ( female) 2963 lleauharnasius Gouldii Amazon I~i vel' B 2835 Xipholena atropurpurea South America B (inale) (male) • 2!J(i,L .. ftavirosLris (.Halo) Amazon River B 2836-50 Phyllograptus typus(Hull) Baln. rock. N. of camp, 2965 "mu()lllirostris(lIIal<,\) Brazil B IJI1I1Celield (McCoy) 296() "ulocolUus (I1mle) Para B , Bbi8 29(j7 AulucorhYllcuus cn.-taneo- Santa Focle Bogota .B 2851-:i9 typus(:Hull) Llanaeils flags, cnmp, ·rhynehus . Lancelield (McCoy) 296~ " prasinus (male) Mexico 11 mkBb28 2969 Augnsianus giganteus B 286~ typus(HuIl)BlI.ja rock, Newham (female) (McCoy) 'tnk Bb29 2970 Cerioruis melanocephalus Himalaya Mountains B 286G n' typus(Hull) Sec/,ion 20: East bank (t"enHlle) of IJoddon. Bal" roe1£. 2971 Lophopi1orrulmpeyanus .Himalaya Mountains B .(.McCoy). ",k Ba76 (female) 2866-i6 ,. typus(Hull) Llanrleils liags, Bendigo 2972 FrarwolillllS vulgaris India B (McCoy) ",k (felllale) , 2877 Phyllopteryx Australis... West,ern Port . 2973 2i-lycteria Australis (male) India B 2878 Hydropsalis lyra (male) Bogota B 21)74 Vllllellus Cayanensis ltio J .. neiro 2879, ,CallisLo 'rutro...... Soul,lI America B 2!l75 01.0gyps CalJlIlS ... India B 2880 MlIsiu~(Jhrysopterus(male) BogoLa B 2Ui6 Melierlix ltIusicus (male) Afriea 'n 2881 Cassi()us viridis (female) ISOUI,h A meria!!. B 21177 Cassidix tYllicus (female) Molwood~ 'n 2882 BalmnuT,l.ora rostra.a Norway 2978 HhyLiceros 11licI1lus Java B (skeleton) • (female) 2883 Calocitta Bullocki (male) Guatemala B 2979 Hydl'Ocomx planicornis Philippines B 2884 qrotop~a!5a mnjor (malo) Demerara 13 2980 A nthropoides virgo ... Indi!t B 2885 I laya Cayana ...... Soutu America B 2981 Philollleia luscillia (male) }]ngland II 2886 Dacelo gigan Lea .. : ltookhamptou 2982 " luscinia (female) Bngland B 2887 "LenuhH (.youug ItocklIamptoll 2983 Oidemia fusca (male) ... England B male) 2984 'rmetoceros al,ratus ... West Africa B 2888 "LIlachii (female) Rockhamnton 2985 " huccinator... Soutb Africa B 2889 Ptilorus paradiseus (male) Clarence Jtiver 29S() TockllS' lIlelauuleucos South Afriea B 2890 Pitta strepitnns ... Clarence I{iver (male) 2091 Malurus Lamberti (male) S.vduey 2987 erythrorhynchus Africa "B 28!J2 " Lamherti(female) Syuney (male) 28!J3 Estrelda Phroton (male) l{ockhampton . 2988 Dacelo gigantea (male) ... Rockampton 2894 .. 1'11I);)too (female) HO(lkhallll}ton 2\)89 CarpOJlhllga maguifica ... Itockampton 2895 Poopllila einet" (male)... ]tockbaml'l;on 2990 BU(JMvns Allyssiuicus Abyssinia B llB\)~ DOIl"wola. Clutaueo thurax ItucldJawpLoIl (fenudo) (lidult) . . l!9ill Mellur... Albertij (milia) Clarenoa River RS91 Aruu Museum No. Name. Locality. l\luseum No. Name. LocaIl~y. 2994 Lopho]remus antarotious Moreton .Bay 3033 Ceriornis melanooephalus Himalaya ym'B 2995 Ohaloophaps chrysochlora M oroton Bay 308" Ithaginus cruentus .Himalaya 2996 Loucosarcia pieata Moreton Hay 3085 Gavialis gangeticu8 India A 2997 Goopelia tranquilla Moretpn Bay 0 3086 Portax tragocamelus India A 2998 Morelia spilotes ... Williams Jtiver, Sydney (roung) 2999 Podargtls brachypterns... :Moreton Bay 3087 Lophiura Amboinensis ... Philippines' A 3000 Icthyiretus leucogaster Jtookhumptou 3088 .M onitor chlorostigma ... 'I'imor A (male) 3089 Hydrosaurus Salvador India A 3001 ." leucogaster (female) Rockhimpton {old) 3002· Estrelda Bichenovii Itockhampton 3090 Beall b arnasillS Gouldii Amazon River B (female) (female) 3003 Pardu\otus melanooe. Rockhampton 3091 Andigena nigrivostri;;· Santa Fe de Bogota B phalus (female) 3004 '.. melanooephalus ]tockhampton 30!)2 ltampilastos vitellinus Demerara B 3005 Merops ornatus ... Hockhampton (female) . 3006 Malurus melanocephalus Moreton.Bay 3093 AlIlacorhyncu.us prasinus Mexico B 3007 GlyciphUa fasoiat.a RockhampLon (female) _ 3008 Melithreptus gularis ltockhumpton 30!)4 Pteroglossus .castanotus Peru B 5009 Sitella leucocephala ltockhampton (female) , 3010 Cystioola ruficeps Sydney 3095 Crocodilu, porosus India A 3011 Rhynchooa A ustmlis Rock hampton (female) (female) 3096 Puul'asia Illacrolopha Himalaya B 3012 " Aus~ralis (male) Rockhampton (female) 3013 Scolopax Australi~ (male) Rockhampton 3097 .. mscrolopba (male) Himalaya B 3014 " Australis (female) ]toekhampton 3098 'l'ragillus pigmams .. India A' 3015 Porzana palustris Rookbamptou 3099 Rydrosaurus s ..lvator India A 3016 Tadorna Radjah ". Rockhampton (young) 3017 Sterna melanorhyncha ltockhampton PJatycercus splendidus Moreton Bay '- . 3100 o (2 val'.) (male) 3018 Hiaticula nil!:rifrons (male) Rookhalllpton 3101 .. splendidus (female) Moreton Bay o 3019 ,. nil!:rifrons (female) Rockhampton 3102 Buceros rhinoceros Java • B 3020 Parra gallinacea ... Hockhampton . (female). . 3021 "galiinacea ... Rockbampton 3103 Oassidix typiClls (male) Moluocas B 3022 Amadina modesta (female) ]tockhampton 3104 3023 One. model large water pump, frOtu Ballarat, made 3105 . Lu traria arcuata Australia G by O. Bobardt, Melbourne. . 3106 Oardita phrenetica G 3024 Cacatua Eos ... Sydney mk 0 3107 Galeopitheeus volans ... Java A 3025 Psephotus pulcherrimus Moreton Bay m1c 0 3108 Nycticebus Javanicu~ Bengal A 3026 Pti/onorhynchus Smithii (Geoff.) 3027 Aprosmictus eryl;hrop- ~loreton Bay o 3109 Ta.rsius spectrum ". Moluccas A terus :UlO Presbytes cephalopterus Ceylon A 3028 E YaseamNo. Name. Locality. Museum No. Na.me. Locality. 3158 Petroica Goodenovii Melbourne 3246 Agriopus torvus Cape of Good Hope A (young male) 3247 Genetta felina ... Sou th Africa A 3159 Goodenovii (young Melbourne 3248 N aseus fronticornis Isle of France A felllale) 3249 Crocodilus vulgaris Nile River A 3160-61 Aprosmictus· erythrop- Rockhampton 3250 Sciurus multicolor .. Sou th Africa terus (male and female) 3251 Cynictis Levaillantii Cape of Good Hope 3162-63 Geopelia tranquilla (male Rockhampton 3252 G ueparda ju ba ta Cape of Good Hope and female) 3253 Malacorbynchus mem- 3164-65 humeralis (male Rockhamptoil branaceus and female) 3254 Anseranas melanoleuca 3166 Molossus Australis (male) Melbourne 3255 " melanoleuca 3167 " Australis (male) Melbourne 3256 MalacorhynohuB mem- 3168 Centropus Phasianus Rockhampton branacens (male) 3257 lloplocephalus curtus Murray and Uarling M 3169 ". Phasianus (female) Rockhamptoll (adult) 3170 Anas punctata (male) .. . Werribee 3258 Geophaps scripta (male) Rockhampton 3171 Platalea regia (male) .. . Geelong J,akes 3259 .. scripta (female) Rockhampton 3172 Otis Australasianus Geelong Plains 3260 . '\.'anysipt.erasylvia (female) Cape York B (youn~ male) ~261 heudonaja neuch"lis... Murray and Darling M 3173 Rallus pectoralis (male) Western Port (Var.- With entire oval scale, dark head, slit 3174 " pectoralis (female) Western Port vertical plate.) 3175 Pullinaria urinatrix(male) Frankston, 9-mile Br. 3262 Pseudollaja neucbalis... Boroondara. 3176 Casarca tadornoides Geelong Lakes (Var.- Uniform color above, and sexagonal long (young male) . vertical plate.) 3177 Larus pacificus (male)... Williamstow,n 3263 Pseudonaja neuchalis... Murray and Darling M 3178 Anas nrevosa (male) ... Melhourne (Var.-With anal scale entire, nnslit 5 agonal 3179 " nrevosa (female)... Melbourne vertical plate and uniform color above.) 3180 Xema Jamesonii (male) Melbourne 3264 Hoplocephalus curtus... Prahran. . 3181 .Jamesonii (fellIale) MelbourIie (Par.-B1ackish below.) 3182 Jamesonii (young Melhourne 3265 HoplocepbaluB superhus Dandenong road male) 32G6 " superbus Prahran 3183 'l'ylochelidon strenllus Williamstown 3267 Phyllopteryx Australis... Queensclitf (male) 3268 Hoplocephalus superbus Prahran 3184 Spatula rhynchotis (Var.-With odd snbcaudal scales.) (female) 32G9 Hoplocephalus snperbus Prahran 3185 ." rhynchotis (male) (Var.-Brown below.) 3186 Caprimulgus limbatus Bruzil B 3270 '\.'hyrBoidea tesselata Sumat.ra A (male) 3271-72 Hana sylvatica ... , Massaohusetts 3187 Coracina scutata Rio .hneiro C 3273 " halecina...... Massachusetts 3188 Columba cinerea l/,io Janeiro C 3274 Phascolarclus cinereus... Brigllton 3189 Rhampbastos 'focanl . QUito n 3275 Muscardinus avellanariu8 England (male) 3276 Harpyia ornatus (male) Amazon River B 3190 Ariel (male) Brazil n 3!?i7 Xipholena atropurpurea South America B 3191 " Cuvieri (male) Santa F'e de Bogota B (male) 3192 Anas superciliosa (male) 3278 Querula rubicollis (male) South America B 3193 " superciliosa (female) 32i9 Jacamaralcyon trydactyla Amazon River B 3194 Erismatura. Australis o (female) (male) 3280 Momotus Lessonii (female) Guatemala B 3195 Ramphastos erytbrorhyn- Demorara B 3281 CalocittaBullocki (female) Mexico B chus (female) 3282 Calurus resplendens (fe- Guatemala B 3196 Col us nivens ... Sierra Leone A male) 3197 .Iguana delicatissima 'I'ropical America A 3283 resplendens (old Guatemala B :~198 " rhinoceros West Indies A male) 3199 Caouana caretta Gulf of Mexico A 3284 Milvulus forficatus (fe- Am.azon ltiver B 3200 'l'estudo tabulata South America A male) 3201 'l'eius teguexim Brazil A 3285 Ramphastos Toco (mule) Demerara B 3202 Bufo agua ... Central Americll A 3286 ItupicolaPeruana (male) 'Peru' B 3203 Xiphorhynchus trocllili- Brazil H 3287 Merula carbonaria (mille) Brazil B rostris (male) 3288 Cloriphonia occipitalis Guatemala n 3204 Eups,Ychortyx cristatus Mexico H (male) (female) 3289 l/,amphocelus sanguino- Brazil n 3205 Odontopborus Guianensis South America B lentus (male) (male) 3290 Cotinga crerulrea ... South America. 3206 Penelope 'racuca (male) Brazil B 3291 Procnias ventralis (male) Brazil B 3207 Spheniscus demursus Falkland Islands B 3292 Ampelis pompadora Para C (male) (Xipholena) 3208 Mustela frenat" Mexico A 3293 Phrenieocercus nigricollis South America n 3209 Grisonia viLt.ata Mexico A (male) 3210 Chirollectes yaoock· Guiana A 3294 Rupicola crocea (male)... South America B 3211 N asua fusca 'J'roric. I A meriea A 3295 A rapunga carunculata Demerara B 3212 Leopard us yaguarondi.. South America A (young or female) 3213 .. pardalis South America A 3296 Mynuecophaga jubata... South America A 3214 Jachus Museum No. NllJtle. J LoMllty. :M1Il!8nmNo." Name. ,Locality. 3708-9 Aroa Zebuensis Philippines 3874 Asap h us affin is ... Portmadon ,3710-11 Corbula nasuta (Lin.) West Columbia 3875-76 Mytiloides donaciformis Portmadoo 3712 " biradiata Bay of Caraccas 3877-79 Niobe Homphrayi .. . Portmadoc ,3713-14 Area Americana South Carolina 3880-81 Asa.phus Homphrayi .. . Portmadoc '3715-16 "ambigua ... 3882-63 Angelina Sedgwicki ... Tremadoc 3717 "anomaia Philippines 3884-85 !Eglina caliginosa (Salter) Portmadoo 3718-19 "barbata ('VM.) Gulf of Suez 3886-87 T,heca operculata ... Portmadon 3720 "barbata .. . Mediterranean 8888 Model of vertical section 3721 "crenata .. . of Boring Shaft, show 3722-23 "cornea .. . /Philippines ing the arrangemen t of 3724-25 "ferruginea the hand-boring and 3726-27 fusca Island of Minorca hoisting gear above the 3728-29 "emarginata Central America surface, and the new 3730 "compacta... mode of forcing iron 3731 "crenata pipes straight ,down a 3732-33 "cunealis ... Zanzibar bore-hole, &0. 3734-35 "cymbiformis Scale-It ins. to 1 ft. 3736-37 "cholcanthum Philippines Model of a Winding and 3738-39, "Helbiugii St. Helena, Monte Pumping Gear, put in 3740-41 "holoserica Philippines motion respeotively by 3742 granosa .. , Philippines two vertical pressure 3743 gUbernaculum Philippines turbines, or turbines 3744-45 "radata )Vest Columbia with borizontal axis 3746 "grandis ... Bay of Guyaquill ('J'urbinen Gezeng and 3747 formosa ... 'l'ihuantepec, Mexico '1'urbinen Gopel). 3748-49 "illota Gulf of Nicoya, Central Scale-l in. to 1 ft. .America 8890-91 Mitra...... Red Sea 3750 Luzonica .. , Is. of Luzon, Philippines 3892-99 Australis .... Mt.Martha,Hobson'sBay 3751-52 " Lima Philippines 3000-1 .. ,texturata .•. Philippines ' 3753-54 " labiata ... Peru 3902-3 S acuminata lutea 1 Philippines ,3755 " mutabilis, .. Is. of Plata, W. Columbia 1. scapha Ad. 5 . 3756-57 myristiea, .. IR. of.N egros, Philippines 3904-5 annuiata ... Zanzibar 3758-59 navicularis', China 3006 attenuata ... I. of Cana, C. Amerina 3760 " nux West Columbia 3907-9 aurantiaPeromiLam. 3761-62 ,t nivea Zanzibar 3910 "amphorella ,.. Philippines 3763 nore Mediterranean 3911 crerulea ...... Philippines 3764--65 " obliqua' Philippines 3912-14 Qruentata (Chenn.) Philippines 3766-68 ,. pexata South Carolina harproformis (Lam.) 3769-70 " pacifioa· .. . West Columbia 3915-16 "cadaverosus ... Lord Hood's Island 3771-72 .. pertusa .. . Gambia 3917 cylindracea 3773-74 " pilula Philippines 3918 orenifera , ... Mauritius 3775 " reversa 'rumbez, Peru 3919-20, ., cornioula (Linn.) Sicily 3776-77 rhombea ... China cornea (Lam). 3778-79 " scapha (var.) Manilla 3921.-22 ., crenulata (Lam.) Philippines 3780-81 " scapha ... Manilla 3923-24 coronata (Che)}.) Philippines 3782 " sculptilis ... 3925 o9c.cinna (Reeve) Philippines 3783 sectioostata 3926-27 conus (Chen.) ... Philippines' 3784 " semitarta ... . Philippines 3928 " chrysalis (REleve) 3785 " tuberculosa .Real Sleijos 3929-30 " eolumbeHiformis Madagascar 3786-87 " transversa North .America (Kin.) 3788-89 " tortuosa ('Var.) Singapore and Malacca 3931-33 conica (Desh.) ... Society Ishinds 3790 " tortuosa ... Malacoa 3934-35 crebrilirata (Reeve) Ceylon 3791--92 "zebra...... ' Philippines 3936-37 .. decurtata ... West Indies 3793-94 Recurvirostris rubrioollis Melbourne 8938 ., dactylus Philippines (male and female) , 3939-41 dermestina Philippines 3795 Spatula rhynchotis(male) Melbourne 3942 effusa...... Gallipagos Islands 3796-98 Mitra episcopalis Ceylon 3943-44 ebenus (litoralis) Mediterranean 3799 nebulosa ... Madagascar 3945 fulgetrum Philippines 3800 stigmataria ('Var.) Philippines 3946-47 .. funiculata West Columbia 3801-4 fulva Saudwich Islands 3948 ,> fusiformis 3805-6 ., lens...... Pauama 3949-50 funerea .. , Philippines 3807-8 "stigmataria .. . Philippines 3951-53 fenestrata Sandwich Islands 3809-10 stigmlttaria (var.) Philippines 3954-56 filosa ... Tahiti 3811 pertusa ,.. 3957-58 " Gruneri Mashate Island 3812-13 terebralis Zanzibar 8959-6(1 ., Greenlandioa Greenla.nd 3814 " papalis ... Moluccas 3961"{)2 lauta ... Philippines 3815-16 digitalis ... Philippines 3963-64 lineata ,.. West Columbia 3817 pontifioalis Sandwich Islands 3965 literata .. , Philippines 3818-19 " punoticulata Philippines 3966 " macu lata N ow Caledonia 3820 Turris caffra...... Philippines 8967 " muriculata Philippines 3821-22 Mi tra casta (Lem.), fas Moluccas 3968-71 " microzo'nias Society Islands ciata (MOl"t) 3972~73 microzonias 3823 casta (Lem.) Zanzibar 3974 mirabilis 3824-'-25 "castellaris ... Philippines 3975-78 " murioulata Torres Straits 3826-27 cinotella (Lem.) .. , Moluccas .3979 .. nodosa... .., China 3828 clathrata 3980 ni~ra(Quoy»Quoyii New Island 3829-31 fissurata Zanzibar • (Desb.) 3832 glabra ' .. North of Tasmania 3981 olivaeea ,.. ... Moluccas 3833 gigantea West Columbia 3982-83 polita ... Philippines 3834-35 guttata ... 3984 paupercula Philippines 3836-37 Isabella ... China 3985-86 "porpbyretica Philippines 3838 intermedia Molucoas 3987-91 porphyretica Torres Straits 3839 lyrata ... South Pacifio 3992 pyramidalis Philippines 3840 lyrata Philippines 3993 proscissa 3841 lugubris 8994 patriarchalis Philippines 3842-44 " lugubris Sandwich Islands 3995-96 " robusta 3845 rnela.niana Philippines 8997-98 rotundilirlltll .{)j 3846-47 " .melongina Moluccas 3999-4001 retusa '" Philippines 3848 re~ina ... Moluccas 4002-5 retusa ... '1'orres Straits 3849-50 orientalis Peru 4006-7 semen ... Philippines 3851 rubiginosa ... Philippines 4008 sinensis .. , China 3802 scabriusce\la ('Var.) Philippines 4009-10 semiseulpta '1'00100 Islands 3853 scabriuscell a Philippines 4011-12 sulcata ... West Columbia 3854 spbrerulata (!Jar.) Philippines 4013-14 striatula West Indies 3855 " sphrerulata Sandwich Islands 4015-16 scutulata Philippines 3856 vittata ... Moluccas 4017 sUbulata Philippines 3857 troniata ... ' Philippines 4018-19 " solidula ... " Bay of Manilla 3858 ., versioolor ... Zanzibar 4020-21 ,i turgida ... Philippines 3859-61 Turris plioata ,.. . .. 'i'ones Straits 4022 texturata Philippines 3862-64 ., vulpecula ('Var.) .. : Philippines 4023-24 Ticaonica Philippines 3865 Mitra scabriuscula ... Iudian Ocean 4025 tigrina ... 3866-69 Psilocephalus innotatus Portmadoo 4026-27 " tristis ... West Columbia. 3870-71 Olenus alatus ... Portmadoc 4028 testacea ... Isle bf .Aimea 3872-73 Diplograpsus bicornis Portmadoc 4029 undulosa Isle of 'fioao 36 Museum No. Name. Locality., Museum No. Name. Locality. 4030 Mitra virgo ... Sooiety Islands 4219-21 Monodonta oblique mu- Somerset 403t vexillum Philippines ricata' . 4032 virgata ... Isle of Luzon 4222-36 Rhynchonella angulata,.. Gloucestershire 4033-34 " Wald'emari Bay of Manilla 42,37-41 Terebratula resupinata... Somerset 4035 Podiceps·auritus Europe ' B '4242-45 obovata ... N orthamptonshire 4036-37 Mitra astricta ,.. Sandwich Islands 4246-55 .. ornithooephalaSomerset 4038-41 cremans ... Philippines 4256-58 Spiriter Walcotti ... Somerset 4042-45 '" discoloria 'l'orres Straits 4259-70 'I.'erebratula Wrightii ... Gloucestershire 4046 elegatls ... Philippines 427J-82 Rhynohonella tetrahedra Gloucestersllire 4047-48 ficulina .. . Philippiues 428g Certuiola luteola (male).. Ecuador 4049 filum .. . Zanzibar, 4284 " luteola (female) Ecuador· 4050-51 leucodesma Philippines 4285 Ammotragus tragelaphus North Africa 4052-58 laehryma 428S:-98 Rhynchonella Oolitica... Gloucestershire 4054-55 mioans .. , South Pacific Ocean 4299-30t " rimosa." GIQucestershira 4056-57 militaris 'forres S trai ts 4302-3 Lingula Beanii _.. Yorkshire 4058-59 maoulosa Australia 4304-7 'l'erebratula numismalis.. Cheltenham 4060-63 " peregra ... '1'0 rres S t rai ta 4308-13 " emarginata.. Somerset 40iYj-65 pediculus Philippines 4314 Peotunculus angulatus... Pnilippines 4066-fi7 lleregra '" Philippines 4315 " Belcheri... Cape, of Good Rope 4068-69 ,II .,puella ... West Indies 4316 castaneus ... West Indies 4070-71 II roboria...... 4318-20 ," cancellatus... Singapore 4072 Thylacinus cynooephalus Tasmania. 4321 II flammeus (female) 4322-23 formosus ... 4073 Mitra rosea ... South Pacifio 4324 giganteus '" California 4074 rhodia ... . 4325 inequalis ... Panama 4075-76. " sem icostata 4326-27 " intermedius.. Peru , 4077-78 Savignyi Sicily 4328 " lineatus ... \Vest Indies 4079 tornata .i. Philippines 4329-30 " multistriatus Red Sea 4080 n tabanula Philippines 4331-32 nodosu8 .. , Ceylon 4081 Paradoxurus ... Ceylon 4333-35 ovatus Peru' 4082-83 Dictyonema sociale 'l'remadoo 4336 , pallium ... Zanzibar 4084-85 IJi ngula :Davisii Portmadoc 4337-38, .. , latioostatIlS ... New Zealand 4087-£9 Olen us scarabaJoides ... Portmadoc 4339 pilOBUS ','" Mediterranean 4090-93 DikeJocephalus celtieus Portmadoc 4340 pennaoeus ... West Indies 4094-95 Orthis vaticona ... Portmadoo 4341-43 pectiniformis Philippines 4096-100 Agnostu8 princeps 'I.'remadoc 4344 pect,inatus ... Ecuador ,4101-105 Olenus mierurus. M aen-'1'wrog 4345-47 pectinoides". Panama 4106 'Sula Australis (young Brighton 4348 rose us male) 4349 rubeua 4107 PodicepsAustraJis (male) Flemjngton 8wamp 4350 siculus ... Mediterranean 4108 Australis (fe- FlemlI)g~on Swamp 4351-52 striatularis... Swan River m~le) 4353-54 spadieeus ... 4109 Phascolarctus cinereus 4355-56 spurcus ... Bay of San Carlos (val'.) , 4357-58 strigillatus .:. St. Helena 4110 'l'innunculus cencroides Royal Park 4359 soript,us Africa (male) 4360 tesselatus West Col umbia 4111-18 Pleurotomaria ornata Somerset 4261-62 violaeeus Mediterranean 4119-24. 'Cllrbo capit,an!lus .,. Somer8et 4363 4125-26 Chemnitzia Heddington- Yorkshire 4364-86 Tereb~atula ca~inata ... Gloucestershire erisis 4387-92 subpunetata Gloucestershire 4127-31 Alaria Phillipsii Somerset 4393-98 perovalis ". Somerset 4132-34 Chemnitzia striata ... Wiltshire 4399-421 Buckmani". G10ucestershire 4135-36 nJullistrial,a Somerset 4422-39 punctata .. . Gloucestersnire 413i-38 Hneata ... Somerset 4440-41 " simplex .. . England '~1311-1,2 " bioarinata ... Somerset 4442-45 Rhynohonella ioconstans Weymouth 4148-4,,1 Pleurotomaria sulcata .. , Dundry 4446~19 ... subtetra- Dundr, 4145-4·7 'e)(pansa ... Somerset hedra 4148-53 punctnta Dundry 4450-53 " spinosa... Dundry 4154-57 elongata ... Dundry 4454-62 Spirifer rostratus ... Somerset 4158 Illutabilis Somerset 4463-04 lJittorina ornata .. , Somerset 4159-60 Anglica ... .Glducestershire 44,65-74 Pseudodiadema depres- Criekley Bill 41til-62 reticuJata Weymouth sum' 4163-68 granulata Somerset 4475-80 Colly rites rin~ens Dorset 4IG9-70 fasciata ... J)undas 4i81-82 Cidaris Smithii ... Wiltshire 4171 PolYGyplms Deslong- Glouoestei'Shire 4483-85 Hyboclypus ovalis ... G10ucestershire champsii 4486-95 Halectypus 11emisphrericus Dorset 4172 1'1 eritopsis ... Somerset 4496-99 Clypeus altus ". Dorsetshire 4173-i(\ 'rrochu< tluplieatus ... Somerset 4500-29 'l'erebratula globata Birdlip Hill 4177 SI,rapflr(jllus SI)inosus Dundry 4530-47 Cidaris fiorigemma Wiltshire 4178 Nerinrea cingenda Soarborou~h 4548 "Bradfordensis Oxford 4170-80 'rnrbo eluboratus Broadford 4549-50 ., Fowleri Criekley Hill 4181-S4 l\1onouont,a lrevigata Dundry 4551-73 Terebratula impressa ... Gloucestershire 4185-88 Cirrus nodosus ... Dundry 4574-89 RbYllchonella concinna.. Gloucestershire 4189-204 'l'erehrn lula splireroldalis Dorsetshire 4590 Cidaris W rightii ... Crick ley Hill 4205-10 lthynchoneila [)!,oetti ... Glouoestershire 459t-96 'ferehratula intermedia... N orthamptonshire 4211-13 1'1 eri ta costata ... , G louoestershire 4597-608 Rhynehonella Rcuta '" Somerset 4214-16 Spirifer munsteri 'South Petherton 4609-;30 " variabilis.. Gloucestershire 4217-18 . '1'erebratula cardium G louces tershire (To he continued in next Report.) • • By Authority, JOliN FEIU