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Hon. Recording Secretary — F. W. Richards. 



Hon. Corresponding Secretary — C. E. H. Phillips. 



Hon. Treasurer — Chas. S. J. Phillips. 



Hon. Curator — A. E. Norris. 



Members of Council — J. A. U. Beaudry, C.E., Chair- 

 man; Prof. Jos. Bemrose, F.I.C., F.C.S. ; J. H. Burland, 

 Joseph Fortier, John Harper, F. McLennan, K.C. ; Dr. 

 A. G. Nicholls, Alex. Robertson, B.A. 



Superintendent — Alfred Griffin. 



REPORT TO ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA FOR 

 THE YEAR 1906-7. 



(By Prof. Nevil Norton Evans.) 



The Natural History Society of Montreal is at pre- 

 sent passing through a transition stage in its history, the 

 old building on University Street, which it had occupied 

 for so many years, having been sold and the new building 

 not having been yet erected, leaving it for the time being 

 without any proper home. The books, collections, and 

 other effects of the Society have been packed up and 

 stored away: a fine lot on Drummond Street near Sher- 

 brooke Street has been purchased, and two old dwelling 

 houses standing upon it serve as temporary, though very 

 inadequate, quarters of the Society. 



But the possession of such limited accommodation 

 has by no means lessened the Society's activity. On the 

 contrary, the temporary loss of its library, museum and 

 other conveniences has stimulated it to increased effort 

 along lines more or less independent of these accessories. 



The regular monthly meetings have been held at the 

 temporary quarters and, strange to say, the attendance 

 has been much larger than during many years previous ; 

 unfortunately, on more than one occasion a great many 

 people had to be turned away for lack of room, but the 



