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BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
January 25, 1871. — Annual Meeting. Report of Council. Dr. Inches 
becomes Corresponding Secretary and H. F. Perley, C. E., a Curator. 
February 10, 1871. — Dr. C. K. Fiske gives a lecture on the “Use of the 
Imagination in Science” (written by J. Tyndall). 
April 4, 1871. — G. F. Matthew reported from the Building committee 
their inability to raise the, money required for a building for the Society and 
requests to retire therefrom. H. F. Perley read his paper “A Pipe of Tobacco 
and a Pinch of Snuff,” giving the history of the use of tobacco and tobacco 
pipes. 
After this for a year though there were meetings, there 
were no quorums and therefore no record of the proceedings. 
May 21, 1872. — Committee appointed to see Trustees of Schools and 
Grammar School Board re quarters for the Society in the proposed High 
School building. Nothing was accomplished. 
For nearly two years no records of meetings were kept as 
there were on quorums. 
January 21, 1874. — Annual Meeting. Committee was appointed to 
confer with Directors of Mechanic’s Institute and find best arrangement that 
can be made for deposit and care of the Cabinet and Library of the Society. 
Resolution of condolence on the death of Dr. G. E. S. Keator, our late Treas- 
urer, was presented and passed. 
February 6, 1874. — Adjourned Annual Meeting. The secretary reported 
that eleven of the former members had offered to rejoin. 
February 20, 1874. — Adjourned Annual Meeting. A report of the Council 
was presented and officers elected. William Jack again became President. 
Some new names appear on the reconstituted Board: J. W. H. Rowley, J. 
Harper, Librarian. 
March 9, 1874. — G. F. Matthew read a paper on the “Surface Deposits 
of Acadia” (the substance of this was published in one of the Reports of the 
Geological Survey of Canada). 
April 7, 1874. — Committee appointed January 21 last, reported they had 
agreed with the Director of the Mechanic’s Institute for space for the collec- 
tions and for a room for meetings. Mr. T. L. Taylor read a paper on “The 
Tides,” in which he advanced some original views as to their cause. 
May 5, 1874. — Mr. Edward Manning read a paper on “The History* 
Geography and Geology of Ipswich” (England). 
July 7, 1874. — Mr. R. P. Starr read a paper on the “Springhill Coal 
Mine.” 
A vacation of three years then occurred without meetings. 
In the meantime the Cabinet and Library had been moved 
back to the Mechanic’s Institute and escaped the destruction 
