80 BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



THRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPOR' 

 OF THE COUNCIL 



NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



OF 



NEW BRUNSWICK. 



The Council of the Natural History Society beg leave to submit 

 the following report for the year now ending : 



Membership. 



A very satisfactory increase has taken place in the membership, to 

 which we note the following additions : 



Ordinary 1- 



Associate 24 



Corresponding v 1 



37 

 Finance. 



The Treasurer makes the following statement : 



Receipts. 



Balance from 1897 * 6 44 



Membership fees 1 40 i >~ 



Investment, interest on 144 00 



Proceeds of lecture by Prof. Bailey 14 50 



Bulletins sold 19 90 



Dividend from Botsford estate 10 00 



Donations 11 ,,l) 



Government grant 125 00 



8470 91 

 Expi nditures. 



Balance on Bulletin XIV . . . J 88 75 



Printing and distributing Bulletin XV 183 37 



Maintenance of Museum 88 60 



Expense < !amp for field work at Quaco --'7 99 



Miscellaneous (expressage, labor, postage, etc 50 64 



Balance on hand 31 • >(> 



$470 91 



