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It was discovered in the course of the removal that parts of the collection which had not been inspected for several years had suffered much from the defects of the old and badly made cases which admitted mice and dust. The collection of chitons offering much animal matter to these vermin, was almost entirely destroyed. Many labels and paper trays were soiled or nibbled so as to require replacing. To put this part of the old general collection in order was Miss Nicholson's first work. About nine tenths of it have been carefully gone over and relabelled cleaned and put in order. Many specimens labelled but not registered had found their way into the trays and these were duly entered as the work went on. This was the first preliminary toward administering on the later and more valuable collections received within the last few years but kept packed for safety's sake. As soon as the specimens of the old