JUN 1 1907 



NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



OF 



NORTHUMBERLAND, DURHAM, AND NEWCASTLE- 

 UPON-TYNE. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



FOR 1904-1905. 



During the year under review the various branches of the 

 Society's work have been carried on upon the same general 

 lines as in the two or three preceding years. Your Council 

 KiaW'-oh-this occasion no large questions of policy to report 

 upon or to bring before the members. The only change 

 affecting the conduct of the Society's business is a change in 

 the Museum staff. In the last report allusion was made to 

 the retirement of Mr. Joseph Wright after fifty-one years 

 spent in the service of the Society. It was decided that the 

 vacancy thus created should be filled by the appointment of 

 a lady assistant and typist, and from a large number of 

 applicants Miss T. Conradi, was chosen for the post. This 

 appointment has proved a very satisfactory one, as in addition 

 to relieving the curator of much clerical routine, Miss Conradi 

 is doing good work upon the museum collections. 



In connexion with this change in the staff, some alterations 

 have been made in the entrance vestibule of the Museum. 

 Entrance and exit turnstiles have been placed at opposite 

 sides of the vestibule, and a small office has been fitted up in 

 one corner, adjoining the entrance turnstile. This arrange- 

 ment works well in practice, and it is generally agreed that 

 no disfigurement is caused by the additions. After the repairs 

 and painting carried out last year, the building itself has 

 required very little attention. The lightning conductors were, 

 however, by no means in safe order, and through the kindness 



