Abstract
TEN years ago, upon the retirement of Sir William Flower from the post of director of the Natural History Museum, a memorial signed by many distinguished men of science (see NATURE, July 14, 1898) was presented to the trustees of the British Museum urging that it is “of great importance to the welfare of natural history that the principal official in charge of the national collections relating to this subject should not be subordinate in authority to any other officer of the Museum.” The recent retirement of Sir Ray Lankester has again provided an opportunity for pressing the adoption of this principle, and a strong deputation waited upon the Prime Minister on Tuesday to ask for an inquiry into the administration of the Museum. From the Times report we extract the following account of the interview:—
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