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fact thcat one of the excavations may hereafter be used as an ice- 

 house, and the others for investigations connected with subterraneous 

 temperature and other physical phenomena. 



From the statement of the accounts given by the Executive Com- 

 mittee it will be seen that the following sums have been expended on 

 the building, viz : 



Pay on contracts, &c $6,036 38 



Kepairs and miscellaneous incidentals 1,359 23 



The first item includes the amount paid the original contractor, 

 Gilbert Cameron, to close his account, and also for the drains and 

 other permanent additions to the building. The second item includes 

 all the sums paid for work done on the roof, and for repairing and 

 painting all the water-courses lined with tinned iron. 

 Eespectfully submitted, 



WM. H. ENGLISH, 

 JOSEPH HENRY, 



Building Committee. 



