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NATURAL HISTORY 



AND 



Established March 24TH, 1836. 



FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT, 



Of the Council to the Subscribers, 

 Read at the Anniversary Meeting, April i/[.th, 1882. 



In presenting the annual report, the Council congratu- 

 late the Members on the continued usefulness of the 

 Society, and observe with pleasure that the Museum is 

 greatly appreciated by the public on the free days and 

 holidays. 



Somevaluable additions have been made to the Museum 

 and Library, by donation and purchase, during the past 

 year. 



The Geological Curators find great difficulty, for want 

 of room, in arranging the collection of Organic Remains. 

 At present the collections of Natural History and 

 Geology form a good educational medium for all classes, 

 and it is of the utmost importance to maintain and 

 increase its efficiency by donations and by a small but 

 judicious outlay in specimens. 



