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income, in view of the withdrawal of the Government Grant ; 

 and a committee on membership should be appointed by the 

 incoming officers for that purpose. 



Six regular meetings of the Society have been held during the 

 year, and eight meetings of the council. 



Report of the Cabinet-Keeper and Librarian for the year ending 

 M ay 18^, 1883 



Your Treasurer will report to you the state of our finances 

 and Mr. Muir will report on the iMuseum and Library. 



The whole respectfully submitted. 



Work on the building : The old counter-desk in the lecture 

 hall has been taken down and replaced by a light and handsome 

 reading- stand. Shelves have been fitted up in the library for the 

 reception of periodicals, pamphlets, etc. 



Work in the museum : Mr. Caul field has cleaned and arranged 

 the exotic insects; this finishes the work on the entomological 

 collections, all of which are now in good order. 



The following; is a list of the donations to the Museum during 

 the year, with the names of the donors : — 



Osprey (Pano 'Ion haliaetus) ~\ 



Acadian Owl (Nyctale acadica) [ Mr * U ' L * Marler > 



Blue Bird (Siulia sialis) ) St " Johns ' R( ^ 



Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) ") Mr. L. J. McDonald, 



Velvet Duck {.Md inetta velvetina) ) St. Johns, P.Q. 



Herring Gull (La,-us crgmtatw) | m . Q L ^^ 



Eonaparte Gull (Larus phlladelphice) ) 

 By purchase, 



European Hen Harrier. (Circus cyaneus.) 



