APPENDIX 
Keport 01 THE Council of the Natural History 
Society of New Brunswick for the Year Ending 
January 20, 1890. 
The Council of the Natural History Society desires to lay 
before the members a summary of the work done during the 
past year. 
MEMBERSHIP. 
There has been no material change in the membership. 
FINANCE. 
The Treasurer’s Report shows the following receipts and 
expenditures: 
Balance on hand from last year $224 53 
Receipts from dues 94 00 
Provincial Grant, $125; Botsford Estate Inst., $175, 300 00 
Bulletins sold 10 00 
Expenditure for the year 
$628 53 
$378 49 
Balance on hand 
$250 04 
The whole of this balance will be required to pay for the 
Mechanics’ Institute Museum and its its removal to our rooms. 
Seven regular meetings were held, at which the following 
papers were read: 
Feb. 5th, 1889. 
Mar. “ “ 
Apr. 2nd, “ 
May 7th, “ 
Nov. 5th, 
Dec. 3rd, “ 
Jan. 7th, 1890, 
Geology with experiments — By G, F. Matthew, M. A. 
Economical Mollusca of Acadia. — By W. F. 
Ganong, M. A. 
Notes on the Watershed between New Brunswick 
and Quebec, — By Dr. L. W. Bailey. 
Plant Life, with experiments. — By G. U. Hay, Ph. B. 
A Sketch of the Life of Prof. Chas. Fred Hartt. — 
By Geo. F. Matthew, M. A. 
India Rubber and its Uses in the Arts. — By James 
A. Estey. 
The Growth of our Knowledge of the Invertebrates 
of Acadia and Newfoundland. — By W. F. 
Ganong, M. A. 
Besides these, classes in Chemistry, Geology, Zoology and 
Botany were very successfully carried on during the past 
winter of 1889, and a somewhat similar course is arranged- 
for the present winter. 
