284 
bullp:tin of the natural history society. 
Treasurer's Report. 
Income — 
Balance from 1901-2, jg 
Interest on investments, 56 25 
Bulletins sold, 10 63 
Government grant, 200 00 
Membership fees, 215 00 
Fredericton N. H. S. for publishing report, 27 50 
Dividend Botsford estate, 10 00 
Donation to improve the Botanical Collection by add- 
ing specimens of native woods, preserving the 
plants from the ravages of insects and otherwise 
adding to its usefulness and educational value, .. 40 00 
$1,000 56 
Expenditure — 
Maintenance of Museum, $ 33 56 
Library, books and binding, 41 25 
Printing and distributing Bulletin XXI, 204 37 
Sundries, 143 74 
Balance, 577 64 
$1,000 56 
Of the above balance $33.00 is held in trust for the Ladies’ Association. 
The Society owns besides a $1,500.00 mortgage, $1,000.00 special 
deposit Bank of Xova Scotia; ($11.84) $ii-86 special deposit Bank of 
Montreal (Building Fund). 
Special attention is directed to the Building Fund, as it will be noticed 
that the $io.oo donated in December, 1897, has not been increased by any 
additions except the interest which it has earned. 
The mortgage is protected by insurance. 
The collections in the IMtiseum are protected by an insurance of $2,500. 
A. Gordon Leavitt, 
January 19th, 1904. Treasurer. 
Library. 
A rough list has been made by the assistant curator of the 
books and pamphlets in the library, preparatory to a re-catalogu- 
ing and re-arrangement, so that the library may be made more 
useful to the members. This book the librarian and library com- 
mittee hope to have completed during the present year, and the 
Council has appropriated a sum not exceeding fifty dollars for 
the purpose of defraying the expenses. 
