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delivery of a special course of lectures, which Dr. Wyville 
Thomson, the President of the Society, kindly volunteered on 
behalf of the Museum. The admission to this course was by 
payment, at rates the same as those charged for previous courses 
of a similar nature. The course consisted of six lectures on 
“ Extinct Animals and their Modern Representatives,’ and were 
delivered during the month of March. They were largely 
attended, and afforded the utmost satisfaction, Your Council 
think it only due to Dr. Thomson to embody in this report their 
lively sense of the value and excellence of the lectures thus 
delivered. In a pecuniary point of view, the proceeds were of 
material assistance. Your Council have on previous occasions 
intimated that without such efforts to increase your annual 
income the expenses attendant on the Museum would overrun 
the receipts. By strict economy, and constant efforts of the 
nature now indicated, no such deficiency has hitherto occurred. 
Following out these remarks, your Council have much pleasure 
in stating that their efforts during the past session to diminish 
still further the building debt of £410, specified in last report, 
have met with considerable success. Through the aid of special 
donations and new shares sold, this debt has been further 
reduced, so that it now stands at about £150—an amount which 
your Council confidently hope the next year will see completely 
extinguished. 
In conclusion, your Council are glad to feel that both the 
Museum and its Society continue to present signs of a permanent 
vitality. 
Signed by 
A. O’D. TAYLOR, 
R. L. PATTERSON, } Srommrantrs, 
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