1870.] NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 219 



Britisli Jurassic fossils, under certaiu restrictions, in the Society's 

 Museum, so as to make it available for purposes of reference. 



A large proportion of time during the past session has been 

 devoted to the editini? of the " Canadian Naturalist." Delavs 

 in the appearance of the journal have occurred more frequently 

 than might be -wished, this has been owing to the difficulty of 

 getting sufficient original matter in time. It is hoped that the 

 volume for the past year, notwithstanding some almost inevitable 

 shortcomings, is, nevertheless, on the whole, creditable alike to 

 the Society and to the Editing Committee. Attention has been 

 given, as in former years, to the publication of abstracts of our 

 proceedings in the public press, and in the " Naturalist." Copies 

 of these reports have been punctually sent to the scientific journals 

 in England, by whom they have been reprinted. In the library, 

 as much work has been done as our limited means would allow ; a 

 few standard works have been added ; some of our incomplete sets 

 of periodicals have been completed and bound ; and the two new 

 microscopical journals, so far complete, have been added. 



J. F. Whiteaves, F.G.S., &c. 



