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perly not only the present collection, which is exhibited in the old 

 building- on Sussex street, but also the thousands of specimens 

 which are either stored away out of sight, or which it is impossible 

 to exhibit in so limited a space at our disposal, but a building 

 large enough to meet the exigencies of a growing time, is very 

 deeply felt. 



It is gratifying to see the noble effort put forth by the junior 

 member of parliament for Ottawa, who takes such an active part in 

 forwarding this good cause. We heartily wish him success and hope 

 that the commg session of the Dominion Parliament will not close 

 without voting a sum of money with which to begin the erection 

 of such a monument. 



CONCLUSION. 



And now a word, in closing, about the work of our Club at 

 Ottawa. There is a vast amount of work to do in anyone branch 

 in which the Club is engaged at present. It is earnestly hoped 

 that the endeavours which are being put forth by this Club to 

 stimulate and encourage the study of botany, geology, entomology 

 and other sciences in our midst, will be appreciated by the Ottawa 

 public, who are invited to attend the present course of lectures. 

 Copies of the programme of this course of free soirees are here for 

 distribution. 



The membership ot the Club, though fairly large, is not one- 

 half what it ought to be in a city like Ottawa with a population of 

 nearly 6c), 000 souls. It is gratifying, however, to notice a con- 

 stant addition to our membership at each of the meetings of your 

 council. 



Without desiring to encroach upon the report of work done 

 since the last annual meeting, it is particularly encourag-ing to 

 observe that the seven Monday afternoon lectures, held in the 

 Normal School building during the months of April and May, 

 were very largely attended, as also the excursions and sub-excur- 

 sions of the Club in the early part of the year. Let us all remem- 

 ber that the leaders of the various branches of the Club's work, 

 as well as the editor and his staff of associates, are ever willing to 

 give all the assistance they can to anyone desiring either to enlist 

 in the army of the students of Nature or to contribute articles for 

 our official organ. The Ottawa Naturalist. 



