FOKTY-FIRST REPORT, 



The forty-first year of this society's operations like 

 that of several preceding ones, has been unmarked by 

 any transactions of special interest. 



The desire to husband the funds of the institution so 

 as to enable your council to ejffect a further reduction 

 of the debt on the building, has tended much to restrict 

 their sphere of action, and to limit their outlays for the 

 Museum, which have chiefly been for British Birds and 

 a few books. 



To the Donations of friends, therefore, which on 

 reference to the list appended, will be found to be both 

 numerous and valuable, has the society been mainly in- 

 debted for its augmented treasures. 



Your council have great pleasure in stating, that by 

 the payment of lOOL out of a balance in the hands of 

 their treasurer, they have been enabled to reduce the 

 mortgage on the building to 200Z., and feel animated 



