REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
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Microsocopic Section (W. H. Mowatt, Chairman.) 
The Microscopic Committee reports that they conducted one 
meeting in the popular course of lectures. No other work of 
importance has been done during the year. 
Press Committee (G. U. Hay, Chairman ) . 
Your Committee desires to acknowledge the courtesy ex- 
tended towards the Society by the daily press of St. John in 
publishing notices of our meetings and reports of our lectures 
prepared by the Secretary and members of the Press Committee. 
Ladies' Association (Mrs. K. M. Matthew, President ) . 
The Ladies’ Association of the Natural History Society has 
pleasure in reporting another year of successful work. Our 
course of six afternoon lectures, beginning Octber 28th, was 
entitled “Episodes in the History of New France,” illustrated 
with tableaux. They dealt with the following subjects: 
Coming of the French. 
The French in New Brunswick. 
The Jesuit Missions. 
The French in Quebec. 
The French in Louisiana. 
The French Habitant.. 
The proceeds of these lectures, amounting to $113.50, were 
devoted as usual to paying the salary of our valued Assistant 
Librarian. 
The second course of afternoon lectures, which were free r 
began in January, nine lectures w-ere given, all of exceptional 
interest. We are happy to welcome two or three new lecturers 
in this course. In the programme of children’s lectures, given 
on Friday afternoons, two or three ladies gave very excellent 
talks on subjects of general interest. 
