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weather after the removal of the roof. The necessity for these repairs has been evident for a long time, and during a severe storm in August, 1890, many of the cases were fairly deluged with water, although fortunately none of the objects they contained were permanently damaged. The more hardy stony corals and sponges were left in the upright wall cases which were closely boxed in in such a manner as to insure the protection of themselves and their contents. The unit cases together with the