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Hon. Corresponding StcRETARY : 

 C. E. H. Phillips. 



Hon. Treasurer : 

 Chas. S. J. Phillips. 



Hon. Curator : 

 A. E. Norris. 



Members of Council : 

 J. A. U. Beaudry, C.E., Chairman 

 J. S. Buchan, K.C., B.C.L. 

 Joseph Fortier. 

 John Harper. 



Edgar Judge. 

 H. McLaren, B.A. 

 Alex. Robertson, B.A. 

 C. T. Williams. 



Prof. E. W. MacBride then delivered the President's 

 annual address on " The Origin of the Human Pace." 

 A very interesting discussion of the paper followed, and 

 Dr. MacBride, together with the retiring officers, was 

 tendered a hearty vote of thanks by the members for 

 their untiring efforts in promoting the welfare of the 

 society during the year. 



REPORT OF COUNCIL. 



To the Officers and. Members of the Natural History 

 Society of Montreal : — 



Ladies and Gentlemen : — 



Your Council beg to submit the following 

 report of their work for the year ending May 30th, 1904. 



The regular business meetings have been well attended, 

 and on the whole it has been a year of increased useful- 

 ness, although we are still suffering from the same causes 

 that have crippled the work in former years. 



The attendance at the Museum has increased beyond 

 all expectations, while the hall has proved too small to 

 accommodate all who came to the Somerville course of 

 lectures, as well as to the Saturday afternoon talks to the 

 young people. 



The membership remains at about the same figure as at 

 our last report, but we are sorry to say the rentals are 

 somewhat less. 



