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another more extensive article was in preparation at the end of the year covered by this report.

As stated above, a complete overhauling of the whole collection has been commenced and is still in progress, in order to ascertain the state of the collection, including the number of specimens contained in the various "series".  On account of the cramped condition of the collection and lack of assistance this work will still consume months before completed.  The following table is therefore simply based upon the one furnished by my predecessor for the year 1887-1888 by adding the number of entries catalogued