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Abstract

THE announcement of the resignation of M. J. de Morgan, Director General of the Administration of Antiquities of Egypt, recently made by a contemporary, will be received with regret by many. It will be remembered that the duties of this gentleman were two-fold; he was supposed to excavate sites which promised good antiquarian results throughout Upper and Lower Egypt, and also to direct and manage the Ghizeh Museum near Cairo. It is not clear whether M. de Morgan has resigned both duties, but a well-founded rumour asserts that he is going to leave Egypt and to excavate in Persia on behalf of the French Government, who are said to have obtained a concession to dig for antiquities throughout the country, and to have leave to carry away whatever they may find. Whether M. de Morgan has severed his connection with Egypt wholly or partially matters very little relatively, but his resignation brings to the front the important question of what is to be done in the future about the conservation of the monuments which remain in situ, and those which are preserved in the National Museum.