REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
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The study collection of minerals is now ready for use, and 
will, no doubt, be found very useful by teachers and students gen- 
erally. During the year much valuable material has been donated 
and collected for this department. 
Paleontology. — Little change has been made in this depart- 
ment. A few hundred specimens of local fossils have been col- 
lected and added to the material for study and exchange. 
Archaeology and Ethnology. — This department was entire- 
ly re-arranged last year, but so much material has been acquired 
recently it was found necessary to again re-arrange the specimens.. 
During the past two years the Archaeological collection has 
been more than doubled. Much of the new material being different 
in type from anything previously collected. It has been found 
necessary to store a number of interesting French and early col- 
onial relics, as no cases were available for showing them. 
The educational work of the Museum has outgrown our time 
and means. This is regrettable, for this is at the present time 
considered the most important department of modern Museum 
work. I refer more particularly to 
(1) Loaning collections to schools. During the past year 
we have loaned birds, insects, minerals, ores, rocks, woods, plant- 
fibres, grains petroleum and its products, osteological specimens, 
archaeological specimens, etc. In a number of cases teachers 
wishing to obtain the same collection had to wait over two months 
.before getting it. 
(2) Giving information. Teachers, students, farmers, citi- 
zens are coming in constantly increasing numbers seeking infor- 
mation on subjects with which they think we are familiar. In 
the majority of cases the enquirer is satisfactorily answered. 
(3) Children's Work. During the winter a series of young 
people’s lectures was given. They were open to the public and 
were well attended. In May we began a series of outings for our 
young people, at these we learned much of outdoor life and gave 
simple lessons in emergency surgery. 
