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Many who took part in the work during the early period of the 
Institute’s history have passed away ; their names will not be forgotten. 
The papers they have left behind in our Transactions will be consulted 
and quoted by the generations to come of students working in the several 
departments to which they relate. Others have come in from time to 
time to take the places of those who dropped out of our ranks year by 
year, and, while we cannot boast of any great increase in our band of 
laborers, yet the Institute remains in an active state, annually turning 
out a certain amount of substantial work, and exercising, we trust, a 
healthy intellectual influence in the community. The proceedings at 
our monthly meetings may be of limited interest to the general public, 
but our door is always open to any who care to hear what progress is 
being made in matters of science in which our Province is interested. 
We are accumulating by exchange a reference library that will be of 
great service for future work, and we are only waiting for the necessary 
building accommodation to assist in filling up the collections of onr Pro- 
vincial Museum, so as to make them an adequate representation of the 
natural wealth of the Province, and afforl to our own people and to 
visitors from abroad a view of our mineral, agricultural, forest, fisheries, 
shipping and manufacturing industries commensurate in some measure 
with their growing importance. 
In conclusion, I would like to call attention in a prominent manner 
to the fact that we are no longer limited to the domain of natural science. 
With an abbreviation of name made some years ago to that of the Insti- 
tute of Science, we extended our range so as to embrace all departments. 
Our membership has not in consequence increased in the proportion that 
might have been expected. Almost every kind of industrial work now- 
adays, except mere manual labor, requires, on the part of the worker, 
some acquaintance with scientific facts and principles, and, in certain 
cases, regular scientific training. With our advanced civilization and 
industrial development, surely there must be more persons in this Pro- 
vince devoting some portion of their time to scientific work than those 
whose names are inscribed on the membership roll of the Institute of 
Science. To all such we extend a hearty invitation to come and join us! 
On motion of Dr. Somers, a vote of thanks was presented to the 
President for his services during the past session. 
The Treasurer’s report was read, and having been audited and 
found correct, was received and adopted. 
