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of the Society during the past year, and stating that the second 

 number of the Record of the Society should be issued shortly. 



Mr. J. S. Shearer, Chairman of Council, then presented his 

 Report for the past year. 



The Financial Report was next submitted by the Treasurer, 

 Mr. P. S. Ross, showing receipts to the amount of 81,059.60 and 

 disbursements to the amount of $1,430.75. The discontinuance 

 of the Government Grant was lamented, and it was recommended 

 to convert the revenue from Life Membership into a permanent 

 Endowment Fund. Attention was also drawn to the falling off of 

 revenue from visitors to the Museum. Various means of increasing 

 the revenue were suggested. The necessity of regularity in the 

 publication of the Record was emphasized, as well as the 

 advisability of securing a paid editor. 



The Curator of the Museum, Mr. William Muir, announced 

 the following donations as having been made to the Museum 

 during the year 1884-85 : — 



PRESENTED BY 



Wm. Muir : 



Turkey Buzzard (Cathartis aura). 



White Pelican (Pelicanus erythrorhynchus) . 



American Badger {Taxidia americanus). 



Richardson's sphermophile (Spermophilus richardsonii.) 



Grasshoppers (Udupsylla nigra). 



Oil Beetle (Meloe Sp.). 



Capt. Shepherd : 



Night Heron (Nyctiardd grisea). 



2 Red Squirrels (Sciurus hudsonius). 



H. A. Whitehead: 



Specimen of boulder from East Stanbridge. 



3 Species of marine mollusca. 



1 Series of Zoological specimens. 

 1 Specimen of fossil fish. 



Dr. Wolfred Nelson : 



Borings from Panama Canal. 



Fossil wood. 



Collection of Indian stone implements. 



