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to the Laurentian hills of St. Jerome, and he hoped that 

 this and all its Other operations for the ensuing session 

 would be eminently successful, and would be characterized 

 by the same harmony and earnest spirit which had pre- 

 vailed in the past year. 



Mr. John S. Shearer next submitted his report as Chair- 

 man of the Council. 



Report op Chairman of 'Council. 



The Council of the Natural History Society, in submitting 

 for the consideration of the members of this institution, the 

 Annual Report of the work transacted since the last annual 

 meeting, are pleased to be able to state, that the session 

 just closed has been one of the most successful and instruc- 

 tive in the annals of the Society. Not only has it been one 

 of much valuable research and study, but several features 

 introduced into the proceedings during the course of the 

 year, have tended to give it a popular character that can- 

 not fail in commending it more generally to the public and 

 resulting ultimately in benefit to the Society. 



The usual amount of routine business has been regularly 

 performed during the year. The Council has held its 

 monthly meetings to the number of eleven, and there have 

 been six regular meetings of the Society, at which valuable 

 and instructive papers were read. 



The progress of the Society, as far as membership is con- 

 cerned, has been on the whole satisfactory, seventeen new 

 members having been elected during the year. 



The Museum has been well patronized, having been visit- 

 ed by a total of eighteen hundred persons. During carnival 

 week, it was thrown open free to visitors, when five hun- 

 dred and eighty-two availed themselves of the privilege. 



The Library has received considerable attention during 

 the year and is in a satisfactory condition. The society 

 suffered the loss of an earnest worker in this connection by 

 the death of Mr. Chas. Robb, who devoted much time to 

 arranging the books with Mr. Beaudry, the chairman. The 

 Council is pleased to be able to acknowledge a donation of 



