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[[underlined]] 2. Administrative work. [[/underlined]]

[[underlined]] a. [[/underlined]] One Catalogue has been made (Bulletin 24, Cat. N.A. Rept. and Bat, Nat. Mus.), containing list of specimens in reserve and general series, desiderata, 1. Museum Registers of specimens received, have been kept up, and a set of Registers of duplicates, and Letter Books, established. 2. Card catalogues; none.

[[underlined]] b. [[/underlined]] Work on reserve series has been going on constantly, and a number of new species, embracing many specimens, have been added to same.

[[underlined]] c. [[/underlined]] The bottles in Exhibition series have been kept in good order, and refilled with fresh alcohol when found necessary. It has not been possible to make this section attractive for want of space.

[underlined]] f. [[/underlined]] Assistans, acknowledgement of services rendered. The two assistants at present employed, Messrs John Yarrow