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The [[strikethrough]] historical [[/strikethrough]] collections exhibited in the North Hall have been partially re-arranged and many new objects have been installed during the year.  Labels have been written for all objects shown.
There are now in reserve many hundreds of objects that might be exhibited, if space permitted.
A beginning has been made on a collection of postage stamps of all nations, about sixteen hundred specimens gathered by Prof. Baird forming the nucleus of this collection.
The collection of portraits of representative men of the world has increased considerably in number during the year, but is yet very incomplete.  There have been put on exhibition engraved and photographic portraits of some of the most eminent scientists, and an interesting collection of portraits of the medical men of the world deposited by Dr. [[strikethrough]] John [[/strikethrough]] ^[[J.M.]] Toner.