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A very interesting and instructive series were given by 

 different members and friends, four of which were illus- 

 trated by the electric lantern, The attendance w^as very 

 large during March, but April seems to be too late a time 

 for them, as the attendance was not so good after the 

 Easter holidays. 



The number of visitors to the Museum on Saturday (the 

 free day) has often been very large, and on this day and 

 Wednesday afternoons the total for the year has probably 

 been about four thousand persons. The attendance on 

 other days, when admission is charged, has been about 

 four hundred visitors and members.. 



The Wednesday afternoon attendance has lately rather 

 fallen off", owing partly to the fact that the notice boards, 

 announcino; that afternoon as free, were wrenched down 

 and stolen from the porch in the month of January last. 



The Insect Exhibition, which remained at the Museum 

 for three days after the Entomological Conversazione, was 

 a remarkably interesting and valuable one, but, owing 

 partly to the bad weather, the attendance during those 

 days was not very large. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



J. B. Williams, 

 Chairman of Museum Committee. 

 86 Union Avenue, 



• Montreal, June 5th, 1899. 



Report of the Honorary Librarian. 



The Library Committee has not had occasion to meet 

 during the past year. The time of the Librarian has been 

 taken up with acknowledging the exchanges, making up 

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