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has been very materially hindered and in great part entirely suppressed by the closing of the gallery used as the office of the department during repairs to the main hall.  The work of rearranging the exhibition collection has been pushed with all possible dispatch, but the delay in getting cases ready prevented any very marked progress of the work.

[[underlined]]Work of Assistants.[[/underlined]]

During the month the Assistant Curator in connection with the Curator has paid special attention to the general geographical distribution of birds with a view to graphically illustrating the same on two large wall maps for the exhibition hall of the department.

Mr. J. S. Sessford performed satisfactorily