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List of Public Institutions and Individuals to whom the Volume is presented by Governors of the New Zealand Institute. No. of Copies. No. of Copies. 1 His Excellency the Governor, President of the 1 University Library, Melbourne Institute 1 Geological Survey of Victoria, Melbourne 11 Governors of the Institute 1 Legislative Library, Adelaide 27 Honorary Members 1 South Australian Institute, Adelaide 1 The Prime Minister 1 Public Library of Tasmania, Hobart Town 1 The Colonial Treasurer 1 Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart Town 1 The Native Minister 1 Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. 1 The Under-Colonial Secretary 1 Geological Survey of U.S. Territory, Washing--2 For Parliament ton, D.C. 1 The Colonial Office, London 1 American Geographical Society, New York 1 The Agent-General, London 1 American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia 1 Messrs. Triibner & Co. (Agents), 57, Ludgate 1 American Institute of Mining Engineers, PhilaHill, London delphia. 1 British Museum, London 1 Franklin Institute, Philadelphia I Royal Society, London 1 Academy of Natural Sciences Library, Phila--1 Royal Geographical Society, London delphia 1 Royal Asiatic Society, London 1 Academy of Natural Sciences, Buffalo 1 Royal Society of Literature of the United King- 1 Academy of Natural Sciences, San Francisco dom 1 Academy of Natural Sciences, Davenport, lowa 1 Royal Colonial Institute, London 1 Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. 1 Geological Society, London 1 Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, Que--1 Zoological Society, London bee, Canada East 1 Linnean Society, London 1 Royal Society of Literature and Arts of Belgium, 1 Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Brussels Ireland, London 1 Royal Imperial Institute for Meteorology and 1 Geological Survey of the United Kingdom, Earth Magnetism, Hohe-Warte, Vienna London 1 Jahrbuch der Kaiserlich-konigiichenGeologischen 1 Geological Magazine, London Reichsanstalt, Vienna 1 Geological Record, London Imperial German Academy of Naturaists, Dres--1 Zoological Record, London Jen. 1 Philosophical Society of Leeds, England 1 Physico-economic Society of Konigsberg, E. 1 Literary and Philosophical Society, Liverpool, Prussia England 1 Abhandlungen, Bremen 1 Literary Institute, Norwich, England 1 R. Accademia dei Lincei, Rome 1 University Library, Oxford, England 1 Imperial Museum of Florence 1 University Library, Cambridge, England 1 Royal Geographical Society of Italy, Florence 1 School Library Committee, Eton, England 1 Tuscan Natural Science Society, Pisa 1 School Library Committee, Harrow, England 1 Editor of Cosmos, Turin 1 School Library Committee, Rugby, England 1 Royal Academy of Science, Stockholm 1 Natural History Society, Marlborough College, _ England Libraries and Societies in New Zealand. 1 Royal Society, Edinburgh 1 Secretary, Auckland Institute 1 Royal Botanic Garden Library, Edinburgh 1 Secretary, Hawke Bay Philosophical Society 1 Geological Society, Edinburgh 1 Secretary, "Wellington Philosophical Society 1 University Library, Edinburgh 1 Secretary, Nelson Association 1 Philosophical Society of Glasgow 1 Secretary, Westland Institute 1 Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 1 Secretary, Philosophical Institute, Canterbury 1 Royal Society, Dublin 1 Secretary, Otago Institute 1 Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta 1 General Assembly Library 1 Geological Survey of India, Calcutta 1 Secretary New Zealand Institute 1 Geological Survey of Canada, Montreal 1 Canadian Institute, Toronto Publishing Branch. 1 Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney I Editor 1 Linnean Society of New South Wales,' Sydney 1 Assistant Editor 1 Public Library, Sydney 2 Draftsman 1 University Library, Sydney 1 Lithographer 1 Royal Society of Victoria, Melbourne 1 Government Printer 1 Public Library, Melbourne 1 Photo-lithographer. MUSEUM. The number of names entered in the Visitors' book at the Museum during the past year has been 15,000. Since the 7th of July the Museum has been opened to the public for two hours on Sunday afternoons, and the large attendance, varying from 300 to 800 persons, indicates that there are many who are glad to take advantage of the opportunity thus afforded for examining the collections. There have been 9,850 specimens added to the collections during the past year; 7,519 of which are mineral and fossil specimens obtained during the geological survey of the colony which is in progress, and 135 specimens deposited on loan. Herbarium. The collections in this department have received only inconsiderable additions, and the arrangements for the thorough preservation of the dried plants are quite insufficient. It has, therefore, been considered inadvisable to unpack the large herbarium of foreign plants until proper cabinets have been provided for their reception, so that this special gift from the Trustees of the British Museum, which numbers 28,000 species of plants for reference, is still inaccessible to students. Natural History Collections. The detailed study and classification of the collection is rapidly advancing, and arrangements have been made with the Education Department to secure the services of a wood engraver, so that the illustrations for the new editions of the Natural History Catalogues, which are now out of print, may be obtained in a form that will admit of them being also used for the illustration of elementary text books for the use of schools.

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