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bulletin of the natural history society. 
General. 
The activity which has marked all the lines of work of our 
Society during the past year has been especially gratifying. 
Our two greatest needs are, more workers and an improved 
financial position. A generous and appreciative public assures 
of the latter; the workers can only be increased by constantly 
stimulating the members, especially the younger ones, to take 
an active interest in the objects of the Society. The outlook 
in the latter respect never seemed so encouraging as at present. 
We should seek to enrol among our junior members those who 
have a taste for natural science; and endeavour to train them, as 
far as our limited resources will allow us, to take up the respon- 
sible work of the Society when those who are now the active 
members shall lay down the burden. 
The large increase in the membership which has more than 
doubled during the past year, and the healthy financial out- 
look of the Society are matters for congratulation. The attend- 
ance at our lecture courses is much larger than ever before and 
the evident interest in our work is shown by the larger number 
of visitors to our museum, which by Mr. McIntosh’s efforts and 
skill in arrangement is being gradually p.ut into better condition 
for examination. The services of Mr. McIntosh as curator have 
already proved a great acquisition to the society. Miss Hoyt’s 
work as assistant curator is much appreciated by visitors to 
the rooms and by all the members of the society who are in- 
debted in no small degree to her obliging and courteous attentions. 
The activity of the Ladies’ Association in promoting the 
interests of the society and their earnest co-operation in our 
work calls for the hearty acknowledgment and warm thanks 
of the council. 
The press of the city has at all times shown its interest in 
our work and given us every assistance in its power in carrying 
out our plans. 
W. L. McDiarmid, 
Secretary to Council. 
