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[[double underline]] Textiles [[/double underline]]

The number of specimens on exhibition in the [[strikethrough]] NW [[/strikethrough]] NE court of the museum is 1.118

These are now mounted, for exhibition in the museum, as soon as sufficient space can be provided, 107 unit boxes of textile fibres & fabrics & 5 double unit boxes of fabrics. These are now prepared for storage. A very valuable set of type-specimens of wool, from the principal wool growing countries of the world, [[strikethrough]] as [[/strikethrough]] is also on storage.

These specimens are very well mounted & it is to be regretted that they cannot be shown in cases or at least placed when they can be

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1st paragraph: it makes more sense that the number of specimens is 1,118 instead of 1.118.