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iSTATURAL History Society of Montreal, . 



IN ACCOUNT WITH 



F. W. Richards, Hon. Treas. 



Cash Summary for Year Ending May 29th, 1899. 



Receiptfi. 



To Balance cash on hand . $ 49 57 



"Rents. : 767 00 



' ' Members' Subscriptions 542 00 



" Loan Merchants Bank 492 60 



" Donations 225 00 



' ' Entrance Fees to Museum 30 35 



" Insurance, Fire Loss 10 00 



$2116 52 



Expenditure. 



By Superintendent's Salary and Commission -....' $ 498 00 



" Repairs and Renovations 319 45 



* ■ Sundry Expenses. . . . , , , . . ... . ^ 178 24 



" Light '. 165 16 



' ' Record of Science . 164 43' 



*' Museum '...;.. 163 94 



" Returned Loan 1898 .. . , 150 00 



" Fuel 146 41 



" Printing 76 30 



" Lecture and Conversazione 47 50 



'^ City Tax . .. 33 95 



" Interest Merchants Bank 10 31 



* ' Cash on hand '. 162 83 



$2116 52 



Audited and found in accordance with the records of the Association. 



(Signed) Philip S. Ross, C.A. 

 ; H. McLaren. 



Montreal, 5th June, 1899. 



Mdseum Report for 1898-99. 



Gentlemen, — The principal work done to the Museum 

 during the past year has been the re-arrangement of the 

 Shell Collection, which consists of about 4000 specimens. 

 All of them (except Col. Bulger's collection from Port 



