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Station. The most important observation made was the dis- 
covery of a fossil fish, which is noticed in one of the articles 
in this Bulletin. Another geological discovery made during 
the past year by a member of the Society was that of a very 
large trilobete (Paradoxides) found near St. John. 
The Council has appointed a custodian for the rooms during 
the winter months, who will be in attendance every Tuesday 
and Thursday evenings, and on Saturday afternoons, for the 
purpose of showing the collections to visitors. Members are 
specially invited to visit the rooms and bring with them any 
friends who take an interest in natural history. 
The Council would again thank the daily press for inserting 
preliminary notices of meetings. 
Among the objects which are worthy of consideration in 
this Anniversary year, is the establishment of a Public 
Museum. The limited means at the disposal of your Council 
have not enabled it to undertake the erection of an edifice 
suitable for such a purpose, but it has steadily kept in view 
this public need; it has accumulated much material for fur- 
nishing a public museum, and has procured cases and other 
furniture suitable for protecting and exhibiting the collections 
in its hands, trusting that public liberality, or private muni- 
ficence, will eventually provide the building required. 
The Council feel it their duty to remind you that this 
Society has entered upon the twenty-fifth year of its existence. 
During the past quarter of a century it has passed through 
some vicissitudes and has not always been as prosperous as at 
present, but another generation is now coming forward to 
take up the work begun by the gentlemen who originated 
this Society twenty-five years ago. Not a few of these have 
gone to their rest, but a large number still fill prominent and 
useful positions in the community, and among them our 
worthy President, who has been at the head of this Society 
(except for a few years) since its foundation. 
Respectfully submitted, 
W. J. WILSON, 
Secretary. 
