198 Canadian Record of Science. 
CURATOR’S REPORT. 
To the President and Members of the Natural History Society : 
Gentlemen :—It gives me pleasure to report that the results 
which it was expected would follow a better arrangement and a 
more comprehensive classification of the contents of the Museum 
have been largely realized, the cost has been comparatively small, 
while the increased advantages offered tu the student of nature can 
hardly be over estimated, and fully justify the expenditure. 
During the year a larger nnmber of persons have visited the 
Museum than for many years past. And acomparison of the last 
few years warrants me in saying that the new order of things is 
being appreciated. 
For the yea ending May 1888—451 persons visited the Museum. 
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Nore—the Museum was closed for alterations during the greater 
part of 1891, and therefore no record of visitors was kept. 
The donations to the Museum have increased in proportion, not 
only in number, but also in value. 
The naturai products from the Isiand of Jamaica and St. Vin- 
cent, presented through Mr. John Fulton, have proved of consider- 
pon able value to those interested in West Indian products. 
The space occupied by the Museum is I regret to say altogether 
inadequate to the amount of material to be displayed, and we are 
in consequence obliged to store away a large number of interesting 
Specimens, thus greatly detracting from the value of our collection 
in certain branches. 
An order has been given for a new cabinet to hold the balance 
of the entomological collection, which Mr. Winn has kindly con- 
sented to label and classify. 
Mr. Griffin as usual has aided me greatly in maintaining the : | 
ih Museum in its present satisfactory condition, and I refer with 
es pleasure to the perfect harmony which has existed between the . 
members of the Museum Committee and those who have assisted | 
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in the work of the Museum throughout the year. 
I desire to record my sincere regret at the death of Mr. F. B. 
Caulfield, so long an active member of this Society, and:in whose 
demise the Museum loses a warm friend and a zealous worker. 
For some time past Mr. Caulfield—I may say—had taken the 
entire charge of our ornithological collection; to his energy and 
ability are we indebted for its present classification and arrange- | 
ment, while the splendid condition of the specimens testify to the | 
faithfulness with which he performed this work. 
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