Viewing page 11 of 27

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

 [[underlined]] 3 [[/underlined]]

centennial exhibition of 1876 was still unpacked and required attention. These were immediately prepared for study. The different divisions of work will now be separately reviewed.

[[double underlined]] Section of Textiles [[/double underlined]]
The early work in this section was very much retarded, and some of it was not very  perfectly done, so that it required subsequent revision, owing to the want of necessary books of reference. A sectional library was soon provided which has served very well, but even now some very useful books of reference are not available. It was soon found that much of the accumulated material was of very little value, owing to deterioration by long keeping, the loss of marks [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] for identification, and other causes. Gradually such specimens were eliminated, and the plan had been followed throughout the section, to discard all specimens of even doubtful identity, except when it was thought their identity might be established in future, in which case, when the specimen was a good one that might not be easily replaced, it was catalogued & held in reserve.
[[strikethrough]] [[F?]] [[/strikethrough]] Four series of specimens [[strikethrough]] have [[/strikethrough]] are provided in this section, viz:-
1. Exhibition series
2. Study series
3. Reserve series
4. Duplicate series