GRANTS TO MUSEUMS, &c.

Conditions under which Aid in Purchase of Objects is Granted to Museums in connexion with Schools of Science and Art or established under a Municipal or other Local Authority, or under the Public Libraries Acts.

1. The grants are primarily intended to assist local Museums in obtaining reproductions in plaster, or by the electrotype or other process, but they are not absolutely limited to reproductions. Grants may be made for the purchase of original objects of Decorative Art or of Science; but in considering the applications, preference will always be given to those for reproductions.

2. Application for the grant must be accompanied by

(a) A list of objects which it is desired to purchase

(b) A copy of the rules under which the Museum is administered, including those for the admission of visitors and of students.

3. Before a grant can be sanctioned the objects must be approved by the Board. No grant is made towards the cost of carriage of the objects. No object on which aid has been granted can be sold or exchanged without the permission of the Board.

4. The grant will in no case exceed one half the cost of the objects purchased; and it must be met by at least an equal amount raised locally by rate or voluntary contribution, exclusive of any sum received under the Local Taxation (Customs and Excise) Act, 1890.

5. The grant will be paid on the receipt of a certificate that the objects have been paid for and deposited in the Museum (Form 132a), supported by the original vouchers with the receipts of the vendors.

6. The Museum, in which the objects are exhibited, must be at all times open to the inspection of the officers of the Board.

7. A report on the Museum, containing a return of the number of persons who have visited it, must be forwarded annually to the Board as soon as possible after the 31st December.

8. All applications must be made before the 1st July so that they may be considered together, with a view to the allocation of the vote available for such grants in the financial year.

APPLICATION FOR A LOAN.

Circulation of Science and Art Objects to Schools in connexion with the Board, and to Museums established under a Municipal or other Local Authority or under the Public Libraries Acts.

Collections of objects of Science and Art are lent for a short period of exhibition to Schools of Science or of Art in connection with the Board, and to Museums established under Municipal or other Local Authority, or under the Public Libraries Acts, on the following conditions:

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(a.) That the objects lent by the Board are supplemental to other contributions.

(b.) That adequate provision, previously approved by the Board is made for exhibiting them.

(c.) That their security and safe return are guaranteed.

(d.) That they are insured against fire and theft.

(e.) That the Exhibition is open to the public, both during the daytime and the evening.

(f) That students of the School are admitted free; that arrangements are made for admission of artizans who are not students in the School at a reduced rate on certain evenings; and that in the event of an Exhibition remaining open more than three months it be free at least on one day and one evening in each week.

(g.) That any surplus in the receipts is applied for the benefit of the School or Museum with which the Exhibition is connected.

Collections of objects are lent exceptionally to localities where no School of Science or Art or Municipal Museum exists, on conditions determined by the circumstances of each case, provided that the proceeds of the Exhibition are devoted to the furtherance or establishment of a Science or Art School or of a Municipal Museum.

The Board, whilst consulting the wishes of the local authorities as to the nature of the objects, reserve to themselves the absolute right of the selection. Valuable original objects will only be lent to Institutions in which efficient arrangements are made for their safe custody, and one or more attendants are employed to patrol the galleries during the hours that the Institutions are open to the public.

The Managers will be required to pay half the charges for carriage of the collection to the Exhibition and back, and to provide sufficient assistance for its proper arrangement.

If any object be received in a damaged state, when not in charge of an officer of the Board, a report of its condition should immediately be sent to the Board.

Glass cases, for the objects belonging to the Board, which require protection, will be provided by the Board, and every object will be accompanied by a descriptive label.

Application for a Loan for a Temporary Exhibition must be made on Form 605, on which applicants will be required to furnish the following information

1. The purpose of the Exhibition. 2. The class and quantity of the objects to be contributed by the

3. The purpose for which the profits of the Exhibition (if any) are to be employed.

N.B.-If open Free, to be stated.

8. The hours of the daily opening poration] who guarantee the security and closing.

Circulation of Science and Art objects to Schools in connexion with the Board, and to Museums established under a Municipal or other Local Authority or under the Public Libraries Acts.

CONDITIONS AND REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH COLLECTIONS ARE
CIRCULATED TO PERMANENT MUSEUMS.

Collections of objects of Science and Art may be lent for an extended period to Museums at Schools of Science and Art, in connexion with the Board, and to Museums established under Municipal or other Local Authority or under the Public Libraries Acts. A collection will be allowed to remain at a Museum for 12 months under the following conditions::

(a.) That the objects lent by the Board are supplemental to others already exhibited in the Museum.

(.) That adequate provision, previously approved by the Board, is made for exhibiting them.

(c.) That their security and safe return are guaranteed.

(d) That they are insured against fire and theft.

(e.) That the Museum consists of at least one room or gallery entirely devoted to the exhibition of objects.

(f) That the Museum is open to the public, both during the day-time and the evening, and is open free at least one day and one evening in each week.

(9.) That any surplus in the receipts is applied for the benefit of the Museum.

At the expiration of 12 months the collection will be withdrawn, and a fresh contribution may be sent.

The Board, whilst consulting the wishes of the local authorities as to the nature of the objects, reserve to themselves the absolute right of the selection.

Valuable original objects will only be lent to Institutions in which efficient arrangements are made for their safe custody, and one or more attendants are employed to patrol the galleries during the hours that the Institutions are open to the public.

The Managers will be required to pay half the charges for carriage of the collection to the Museum and back, and to provide sufficient assistance for its proper arrangement.

If any object be received in a damaged state, when not in charge of an officer of the Board, a report of its condition should immediately be sent to the Board.

Glass cases, for the objects belonging to the Board which require protection, will be provided by the Board, and every object will be accompanied by a descriptive label.

Application for a Loan for a Permanent Museum must be made on Form 605A, on which applicants will be required to furnish the following information.

1. The purpose of the Museum.

2. The class and quantity of ob

3. The purpose to which the receipts of the Museum (if any) are devoted.

4. The nature and situation of the