58 BULLETIN OF THK NATURAL HISTOKY SOCIKTY. 



THIRTY-ForRTH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



COUNCIL OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



OF NEW BRUNdWICK. 



The Council of the Natural History Society beg leave to 

 submit the followiny- repoi't for the year now ending : 



MEMBERSHIP. 



There lias been no important change in the membership, but 

 it is highly desirable that the roll should be much enlarged. 

 Additions are noted as follows : 



Ordinary Members 5 



Associate Members 6 



Corresponding Members 4 



Total increase 15 



Dui'ing the year two of our members have been I'emoved by 

 death. 



Edwin Fisher died on July 11th, 1895. He was for many 

 years a member of the Council and a well remembered attendant 

 at the meetings of the Society. 



Edward Jack, C. E., died on December .3Lst, 1895, at 

 Fredericton. He was for many years a corresponding member 

 of the Society, and was a recognized authority on the forestry 

 and natural resources of this province. In his library, now in 

 possession of D. R. Jack, Esq., of this city, is a large collection 

 of note-books, lectures and newspaper articles, containing much 

 relating to the early history of this province, as well as a great 

 fund of information in regard to the forests, moors, lakes and 

 streams that he knew so well. 



