REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
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tive and general labels have been made. A large number of 
valuable articles has been presented during the year, the most 
important of which are a wampum belt, or collar and necklace, 
presented by Dr. W. F. Ganong. Nine months ago, the museum 
did not possess a single specimen of Indian beadwork, basketry, 
or quill work. An appeal was made for articles of this description 
with the result that up to the present time we have secured 
eighteen specimens of bead work, eleven baskets, and five quill 
work and birch bark boxes. These donations are due almost 
entirely to the efforts of the lady members. A number of 
important additions has been made to our fine collection of 
New Brunswick stone age relics, and a considerable number of 
coins, old books, and historical documents received. 
Donations . — During the past twelve months we have had 
over one hundred accessions to the museum, giving a total of 
1,897 specimens. The total number of accessions for the previous 
six years was seventy-eight. A full list of the donations will be 
found in the Appendix. 
Inventory . — This is probably the first time the collections 
have been enumerated and few of the members are aware of the 
large amount of material owned by the Society. The following 
shows the number of specimens in the museum, and books, etc., 
in the library: 
Mineralogy and Geology. 3,860 
Palaeontology 2,681 
Botany 6,231 
Zoology 9,839 
Archaeology and Ethnology 2,743 
Total 25 ,354 
Library — Books, Pamphlets and Maps, 10,333 
Grand Total 35,687 
General . — During the year about 246 letters were written in 
reply to requests for information, and over 230 verbal enquiries 
for information were answered. Over 2,460 specimens of all 
kinds for teachers, farmers, students, and others were named. 
