REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 29 



NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



OF 



NORTHUMBERLAND, DURHAM, AND NEWCASTLE- 

 UPON-TYNE. 



ANNUAL MEETING, 2oth SEPT., 1899. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR 1898-99. 



In the last Report to the Society it will be remembered the 

 Committee had decided that tenders for altering the Glass 

 Roofs of the Museum Building (according to plans submitted 

 by the Architect, Mr. F. W. Rich, and recommended by him) 

 should be obtained as soon as possible, in order that the work 

 might be proceeded with at once. Several tenders were sent 

 in, and at the July meeting of the Committee were fully con- 

 sidered. Mr. N. Maughan's estimate for the proposed altera- 

 tions was accepted for the sum of ;^i,274 8s. 6d. At the 

 same time the other work recommended by the Architect to 

 be done to the outer walls of the building was ordered to be 

 undertaken and commenced with immediately. This work 

 was begun at once, and has been steadily carried on during 

 the latter part of the summer, and also through the winter 

 months, the state of the weather being favourable, and causing 

 little or no delay till it was finished by the renewal of the 

 slating of the roof a few months since in the early part of this 

 summer. During the alterations of the roofs it was absolutely 

 necessary to shut off parts of the building, but this was done 

 it is hoped without much inconvenience to visitors or loss to 

 the income of the Society. 



