442 THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. [Yol. ix, 



Messrs. Thomas Brainerd, Henry Montgomery, M.A., and 

 Rev. Charles Rogers, LL.D., were elected members of the 

 Society (the last two corresponding members). 



Mr. Vv^'m, Muir then read the Cabinet Keeper's report, which 

 will be found under the head of Miscellaneous Articles. 



Mr. J. T. Donald next read a paper on " Baking Powders and 

 their Adulterants." 



Drs. T. Sterry Hunt and Harrington made some remarks on 

 the subject, the former expressing his great satisfaction with a 

 Baking Powder in which the acid substance was " Biphosphate 

 of Lime." 



Mr. A. B. C. Selwyn, F.G.S.. exhibited a very fine series of 

 fossil leaves from the Lignite Tertiary of the Souris E-iver, Ma- 

 nitoba. 



Principal Dawson presented some "Notes" on this collection, 

 an abstract of which will be found among our Miscellaneous 

 Articles. 



REPORT OF CABINET-KEEPER OF THE NATURAL HISTORY 



SOCIETY OF MONTREAL. 



By Wm. Muir, Esq. 



The folloTring is the report of work done on the building and 

 in the Museum from May 1st to December 1st 1880 : 



I. V/oRK ON THE BuiLDiNG. — On the left hand side of the 

 Entrance Hall, a convenient store-room has been added, the 

 ceiling of which gives a floor suitable for the accommodation of 

 several specimens formerly in the Museum. 



The side entrance has been enclosed by a ceiling and partition, 

 forming an inside porch and adding greatly to the comfort of the 

 place in winter ; and the head of the rear stairway leading up to 

 the gallery has been floored over, increasing the accommodation 

 afi"orded by the gallery. 



Eleven windows have been put in on three sides of the gallery, 

 increasing its cheerfulness and light; curtains have also been 

 placed on the skylights. 



The whole of the large wall cases in the main room, 27 in 

 number, have been cleaned and painted, and the shelves made 

 narrower and better adapted to show the specimens thereon. ^ 



The Gallery (north and south side fronts) has been raised, 

 levelled and supported. 



