REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
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The following is a report of the work done in the various 
departments of the Museum during the past eleven months: 
Zoology . — It can hardly be said that the Museum possesses 
a collection of mammals, and the most of those we have are 
not fit for exhibition. The collections of reptiles and fishes are 
not up to the standard required in a modern museum. It is 
to be hoped that during the present year some new material 
will be obtained for this department. Early in the year Mr. 
Leavitt arranged and labelled the birds, of which the Society 
possesses a very creditable collection. 
Invertebrate Zoology . — The shelves and interior of the large 
case containing the systematic collection of molluscs have been 
repainted pale buff, the colour adopted for the interior of cases 
throughout the museum. The collection has been re-arranged, 
and many of the smaller shells have been removed from the 
exhibition collection and placed in the study collection. The 
shells have been mounted on black tablets, and with this system 
of installation the general appearance of the collection is greatly 
improved. Every specimen can be seen, and the label attached 
to the front of the tablet is easily read. The shelves were re- 
moved from the coral and sponge cases, the interiors painted, 
the specimens relabelled and fastened on the wall of the case. 
Arranged in this way the cases contain a larger number of objects 
and the contents are better displayed than when shelves were 
used. 
The Ganong collection of marine invertebrates of New Bruns- 
wick has been placed in vertical cases, forming a wall exhibit 
occupying less space and making a better display. 
A small collection of New Brunswick insects has been ar- 
ranged on the south wall of this department. The collection 
includes about 3,000 specimens of the common and more showy 
forms found near St. John. In addition to the above this room 
will contain two cases, the material for which is being prepared, — 
one for crustaceans, the other for typical forms of every order 
of invertebrate animals, forming a most interesting collection. 
The most important accessions to this department during the 
past year are two beautifully mounted specimens of the queen 
