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The Birds' Eggs have been overhauled, and the collec- 

 tion was found to be in a dilapidated condition, 1ml 

 Mr. Dunlop has endeavoured to clean them, and for the 

 present placed them in a cabinet in the Curator's room. 

 I hope to have shortly a very large and valuable collection 

 of Birds' Eggs donated to the Society. 



The [nsect Cabinet is being attended to by Mr. Winn, 

 and good progress has been made in arranging the collec- 

 tion of Insects. 



Among the Birds, a number of specimens are badly 

 attacked by moths, requiring immediate attention, and 

 making it necessary to have a bath made, with proper 

 chemicals, to rid them of moths. Otherwise the whole 

 collection of mammals and birds in the Musenm will 

 gradually be destroyed. I have given a description of the 

 bath and chemicals required to the superintendent, and 

 they can be procured at a cost of about fifteen dollars. 



Xo meetings of the Museum Committee have been 

 called, but I think it would be well to have such in the 

 future. 



The number of visitors to the Museum on " free days " 

 has more than doubled that of last year, showing a, 

 gratifying and more lively interest taken in the Museum 

 by the public. 



I regret that I could not give more time to the Museum, 

 although I have kept a general supervision over the work 

 done tin 1 past year: but there is a great deal of work yet 

 to be done in the preservation of the valuable specimens 

 in the Musenm, and T would suggest that a proper 

 Museum catalogue should be made and printed for the 

 use of the Society, and to be sold to the public. I would 



also suggest that somebody should be appointed Curator 

 who could give the greater part of his time in the interest 

 of the Museum. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Ernest D. Wintle, 

 Montreal, May 27, L895. Hu„. Curator. 



