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The following are the dates of the meetings and the titles of the 

 papers read: — 



Jan. 8. — Public Opening of the Museum; Eeception; Addresses by 



Hon. J. V. Ellis, Mayor Sears, Dr. H. S. Bridges, Judge 



Wilbri'ch and others ; Inspection of the Museum. 



" 15. — Ordinary Business transacted, Annual Meeting, Eeports read, 



Election of Officers. 



Feb. 5. — '' Messengers from Outer Space and What they have to Tell 



Us," by Mr. W. P. Burditt. 

 Mar. 5. — "Among the Game Birds of Miscou Island," by J. Orne 



Green, M.D. 

 April 2.— {a) " Our Shore Birds," by Mr. J. W. Banks. 



(&) "Botanical Notes," by Dr. G. U. Hay. 

 May 7. — " Our Spring Birds," by Mrs. J. M. Lawrence. 

 June 5. — Report from the Royal Society of Canada, Mr. W. J. Wilson. 

 Oct. 1. — "Mushrooms, Edible and Otherwise," by Dr. G. U. Hay. 

 Nov. 5. — {a) Results of Surmner Pield Meetings, Leaders — Dr. G. F. 

 Matthew, Dr. G. U. Hay, Mr. A. Gordon Leavitt, Mr. 

 Wm. Mcintosh, and Mr. J. W. Banks. 

 (&') "Notes on the Natural History and Physiography of 



Fall Brook, Miramichi," by Dr. W. P. Ganong. 

 (c) " The Occurrence of the Wolf in New Brunswick," by 

 Dr. W. P. Ganong. 

 Dec. 3.— (a) " Physical Evolution of Acadia," by Dr. G. P. Matthew. 

 (&) "The Basis of Sea Serpent Beliefs," by Dr. W. F. 



Ganong. 

 (c) " The Central Construction of the Central Highlands 

 of New Brunswick," by Dr. W. P. Ganong. 



A series of popular lectures were given during the winter on Tues- 

 days not occupied by the regular meetings of the society. The dates 

 of the meetings and the titles of the papers read were as follows : — 

 Jan. 22. — " Things I have Seen," by Mr. A. Gordon Leavitt. 

 " 29.—" Electricity and Friction," by G. G. Corbett, M.D. 

 Feb. 12.— " Dinosaurs, the Reptiles of Past Ages," by Dr. W. D. 

 Matthew. 

 " 19. — " Architecture, as Seen by the Man in the Street," by Mr. 



G. Ernest Fairweather. 

 " 26. — " The Duty of a Natural History Society towards Forestry," 

 by Hon. C. N. Skinner. 

 Mar. 12. — " Treatment of the Insane, Past and Present," by J. V. 

 Anglin, M.D. 



