REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
269 
It is a great pleasure to be able to state that although the mort- 
gages have yet some time to run, arrangements have been made 
whereby we will be permitted to pay them both off on the next 
date on which interest is due, namely, December 12th, and with- 
out having to pay one cent of additional interest, which is a 
usual requirement when mortgages are taken up before they are 
due. 
Although relieved of the mortgage burden, our members 
must remember that much remains to be done in order that the 
Society may accomplish what it has in view, namely — a collection 
of local or Provincial antiquities, Minerals and their products, 
Mammals, Birds, Fish Shells, -Wild Plants, Fruits and Grains, 
which will possess a highly interesting and educative value, to 
our citizens and visitors from abroad, regarding the history and 
natural resources of our Province. 
For the accomplishment of the above, more material must be 
secured, cases provided and changes made in the building, all of 
which will call for expenditure, and, as we have a high ideal, 
and are working for the good of all, any demands we make should 
meet with a hearty response by our members, and the public 
generally. 
The majority of present-day museums are up-to-date, and 
also have sufficient funds for the carrying out of the desires of 
those in charge, but, as we have not as yet arrived at that happy 
stage, constant efforts are necessary if we are to accomplish the 
great work which naturally falls to our lot, and which will be 
done if we receive the necessary financial support. 
Building Committee (T. H. Estabrooks, Chairman). 
There have only been the most trifling expenditures made dur- 
ing the past year by this Committee. The building is in good, 
repair and no alterations or improvements will be required dur- 
ing the next few months, but if we have the money to spare, 
there are some important changes in the main building that 
should be undertaken after the close of the winter’s lecture- 
course. 
