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been temporarily installed in the cases along the west wall of the north hall.

The record of accessions during the year has been quite small, doubtless owing to the long absence of the Curator.  A box from Kew Gardens contained a valuable collection of fibers, foods, drugs and other articles.

Valuable contributions or deposits are constantly being received from the Department of State, sent by the consular representatives of the government in various parts of the world.

The Solway Process Co. of Syracuse has presented a very full line of products illustrating the manufacture of soda from common salt.

Other valuable additions to the chemical collection have been promised and can be secured whenever they are desired.

Two very valuable collections made by myself, among the Ainos of Japan, are on the way from that country, but owing to the delays in shipments they are not yet at hand.  These will probably form the best Aino collection in the country.

It is perhaps quite proper for me to state that the