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twenty-two miles by rail from Fredericton Junction on 

 the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Its population is some- 

 thing over 7,000, and its public buildings include the 

 Parliament House and public offices of the Provincial 

 government ; eight churches ; an Episcopal cathedral ; 

 a normal school for the training of teachers ; the Vic- 

 toria Hospital ; city hall, and the University of New 

 Brunswick. In the assembly chamber of the Parliament 

 House are many historic portraits including those of 

 George III. and of his amiable consort, Queen Charlotte, 

 painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, with those of Lord 

 Sheffield and of Lord Glenelg. The Legislative Library 

 embraces 14,000 volumes, one of the most highlj^ prized 

 works which it contains being one of the original folio 

 sets of Audubon's Birds of America which formerly 

 belonged to King Louis Philippe of France, father of the 

 Duke of Orleans, now valued at $15,000. As Mr. Board- 

 man often visited Fredericton it is likely he knew of its 

 possession by the Legislative Library and wanted his 

 own birds to have a home with that magnificent work of 

 Audubon's. It is certainly a happy coincidence that the 

 two are housed in the same fine building and it would 

 have been a dear satisfaction to Mr. Boardman had he 

 known his collection was to have the company of Audu- 

 bon's splendid work. 



