APOLOGY. 



An apology is due to our readei's for the delay of this Bulletin 

 in appearing, and also for the large amount of matter of mere 

 local interest in its contents. 



In order to frame this apology it is necessary to glance over the 

 ])ast history of the Association. 



This Association was founded in 1897 with 84 members. The 

 ])lace of meeting was the brick school house in Henderson street, 

 where the rudiments of its then small museum could easily be 

 accomniodated. After two or three years, application was made to 

 the Dominion (government for the use of the old stone post office, 

 then vacant, in Water st. This permission was granted, and the 

 Association, after making large repairs to the building, moved in 

 and set uj) its museum, which, by this time, was assuming quite 

 creditable importance. Here they remained for some years, until 

 they were suddenly informed that the Government intended to 

 sell the building. The Association made a bid for it, but failed to 

 get it. They then moved the museum back to the (at that time; 

 unoccupied brick school house, where it remained two years. 



The amount of museum material was now large, and the build- 

 ing was in a leaky condition, so that all the material was more or 

 less injured and some of it destroyed. No remuneration was 

 made, nor asked for indeed, for the repairs placed on the ijost 

 office building, and the Association, very much discouraged, ap- 

 plied to the Town Council for the use of their Council Chamber 

 as a temporary lecture room. This was granted, and for some 

 time meetings were held there, w^hile the museum material was 

 going to destruction in the school house . 



Things looked "blue" for us then. But every cloud may have a 

 silvery lining. A resolution was passed to erect a suitable and 

 permanent building, a home from which we could not be kicked 

 at the will and pleasure of anyone, and during the last three 

 years all our efforts have been in that direction, until now we are 

 able to say we have a suitable building of sufficient capacity and 

 fitted up for advanced work in our line, and every dollar paid on 

 it. 



It is lighted with electricity, and special wires have been put in 



DC 

 CL 



