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tant medium through which the work of this Society can 
be extended and made known, and it is felt that every 
effort should be made, not only to maintain the Recorp, 
but to promote its increased efficiency. With this end 
in view, we would submit the following recommendations: 
There should be appointed an Editor who shall have 
direct charge of and be responsible for the proper publica- 
tion of the Recorp, and four associate editors who will 
assist him in the proper selection of material and otherwise 
advise him. 
The sum of one hundred dollars should be appropriated 
to the employment of an assistant, who shall read the proofs 
and otherwise act under the supervision of the Editor. 
Provision should be made for increased illustration of 
articles where such is needed, and in the near future an 
increase in the size of the journal may be found desirable. 
We would also recommend that in future all books, perio- 
dical publications and works received in exchange, be 
acknowledged by the Librarian, to whom such duty properly 
belongs. 
Respectfully submitted, 
On behalf of the Editing Committee, 
D. P. PENHALLOW, Chairman. 
To the President and Council of the Natural History Society ; 
‘The Library Committee have to report that the following 
works have been presented to the Library during the past 
year, for which in the name of the Society, they desire to 
thank the donors : 
“ The Geological History of Plants,” by Sir Wm. Dawson. 
“ Notes on Specimens of Eozoon Canadense,” by Sir Wm. Daw- 
son. 
“ On Paleozoic Rocks of the Atlantic Coast,” by Sir Wm. Dawson. 
“ Report of the Royal Society of Canada.” 
“ Geology of Minnesota,” from the Geological and Natural History 
Survey of Minnesota. 
“ The Fishery Industries of the United States,” 4 vols., from the 
U.S. Fishery Commissioners. 
“ Report of the U. 8. Geological Survey.” 
“ Embryology of Insects, and Arachnids,”’ by J. Bruce, from the 
Johns Hopkins University. 
