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Library Commissioners — Professor MacMechan, Rev. John Forrest, 

 D.D., A. H. MacKay, LL.D., F.K.S.C, and James S. Macdonald. 

 During the session the following papers were read: — 

 1907. 

 Nov. 12. — " The Existing Historic Relics of the Town of Lunenburg, 



N.S./' by Miss Agnes CreJghton. 

 Dec. 10. — " Sir George Prévost, Lieut.-Governor of ISTova Scotia, 1808- 

 1811," by James S. Macdonald. 

 1908. 

 Jan. 14.—" The Militia of Nova Scotia, 1749 to 1830," by Major J. 



Plimsoll Edwards. 

 Feb. 25. — " The Jumius of Nowi Sootia (John Young)," by John E. 



Irwin. 

 Mar. 24. — " Some Letters written to the Hon. S. G. W. Archibald, 



with comments thereon,"' by Mr. Justice Patterson. 

 April 24. — " Customs of the Micmac Indians," by H. W. Hewitt. 



During the year the very valuable library of works on British North 

 American history, bequeathed to the society by the late Thomas Beamish 

 Akins, D.C.L., Record Commissioner of Nova Scotia, was transferred 

 to the society by the trustees, and it has been arranged on shelves and 

 is now in process of being catalogued. 



An exhaustive index to volume viii of the Collections of the Society 

 (Dr. Akins' "History of Halifax") has been published during the 

 year, and volume xiii of the collections will appear immediately. 



Efforts are being made by the society to have ?et apart, as public 

 property, the site of the old town and fortress of Louisbourg, Cape 

 Breton, perhaps the most interesting historic site in Nova Scotia. 



XVII. — From The New Brunswick Natural History Society, through 



W. J. Wilson. 



During the year the membership has been increased by the addition 

 of eleven life, one corresponding, eighty-five ordinary, one hundred and 

 forty-five associate, and forty-three junior members, a total increase 

 for tlie year of two hundred and eighty. 



The following shows the numbers, classes and total enrolled mem- 

 bereliip : 



Honorary 8, Life 20, Corresponding 25, Ordinary 151, Associate 

 284, Junior 47 ; total 535. 



The treasurer reports the total receipts at $3,008.79, of which $350 

 was contributed by the ladies association. The balance on hand is 

 $955.00. 



