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The first three months of the fiscal year were spent in studying anthropological collections in Europe, and especially at the Paris Exposition during the sessions of the ^[[tenth]] International Congress of Anthropology and prehistoric Archaeology.

In the British Museum of London, a large amount of new space has been added to the Department of Ethnology by the removal of Natural History to South Kensington. The method of installation is ethnographic or more properly topographic.

It is not possible here to enlarge upon the richness of this material. The method of cataloguing is worthy of imitation. Each specimen is accompanied by a large sized catalogue card, which bears in addition to ample description and identification, a good drawing.

I found Mr. ^[[C.H.]] Reed, the Assistant Keeper very busy on the proof sheets of a new edition of Notes and Querries for Anthropological observers published by the British Association for the Advancement of Science. This little manual is put into the hands of travelers missionaries and government officials who journey in foreign parts. The first edition elicited much material and information for the British museums.