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who attended it. The members of the Society were also invited 
by Col. MacDougall to an afternoon gathering and exhibition of 
pictures on March 23rd. The thanks of the Society are due to 
Col. MacDougall for his active efforts in its behalf. 
During the winter there have been nine Public Lectures, and it 
is gratifying to be able to state that the attendances have been 
much larger than in any previous year. The amounts taken at the 
door have also been much greater than usual. 
Free tickets to the number of 400 have again been distributed 
amongst the various schools in the district, and these have been 
eagerly sought after and made use of. 
The best thanks of the Society are due to those who so kindly 
gave Lectures during the past Session ; and also to the ladies and 
gentlemen who rendered help in the musical part of the Conver- 
sazione and Social Meeting. 
The Society has sustained a heavy lossin the death of its President, 
the late Mr. H. W. Schneider, a gentlemen who took a great 
interest in the work of the Society, and who gave it the most 
valuable assistance on several occasions. 
The liberal assistance of Mr. Clowes deserves the especial 
thanks of the Society. 
