The uew Library and Museum has received the roof, and its 

 completion may be looked for at no distant period. The old houses 

 which clustered round and prevented its being seen have nearly all 

 been cleared away. The improvements now in progress will give to 

 the Library one of the most central and prominent positions in the 

 town, which will materially aid in carrying out the great objects for 

 which it has been founded. 



As the Botanic Garden is supported out of the same fund from 

 which the Library and Museum are maintained, the Council, at the 

 commencement of the present municipal year, determined to amalga- 

 mate the two Committees. The present Report, therefore, includes a 

 notice of the condition and progress of the Gardens, Park, and 

 Public Walks. 



