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and placed in the series of dry duplicates, of which a similar card catalogue has been made; the specimens being placed in numbered covered boxes so that by reference to the cards any species can be reaches in a few moments. The number of alcoholic jars of mollusks, catalogued so far, is 2002. The number of dry duplicates in boxes, catalogued, is 4174 species, or lots. All are in perfect order and in order to preserve the jars better from dust which soils them and obscures the labels, the shelves have been provided with covers of enamelled cloth. There [[strikethrough]] are [[/strikethrough]] is in the north Towers a considerable number of other jars of alcoholics, which it is hoped to catalogue and label in a similar manner during the coming year. When these are completed the entire collection of alcoholics and duplicate recent shells will have been put into excellent order.

Various instalments of specimens have been received from Prof. A.E, Verrill during the year. These as they were received have been checked off on the lists, the species segregated and transferred to the standard sizes of tubes [[strikethrough]] labals [[/strikethrough]], and paper trays. I have deferred incorporating them with the reserve collection until the whole series shall be received, so as to make one job of the transfer which, even then, will involve a great amount of work. 

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(These specimens do not appear on the listof accessions having been for years technically the property of the Museum, though as a matter of fact they comprise the largest accession of the year. 

The series of mounted specimens illustrating the chief families of mollusks, which were prepared by Mr. Marshall and Ms. Simpson for exhibition as part of the Mu- 

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