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to the fact that our collection of wild animals is remarkably 
poor. It is to be regretted that, in the most important museum 
in a province noted for the variety and abundance of its wild 
animals, such an aged and faded collection should be shown. 
A number of birds have been added to the collection of 
native birds, and about twenty-five duplicate specimens have 
been placed in individual cases for loaning to schools. 
Three cases containing groups of corals, sponges, molluscs, 
and crustaceans, have been placed on exhibition and are much 
admired. 
A considerable number of insects and other invertebrate 
animals were collected during the year. 
Botany . — A large number of native plants have been gathered 
and mounted for the Study Collection, and some hundreds of 
specimens were determined for teachers and others. This 
branch of our work is increasing rapidly. 
Minerals and Rocks . — Much material has been collected 
during the past three years, and now the Society possesses a 
fairly representative collection of the rocks and minerals of the 
Province. 
Paleontology . — The gathering of local fossils has been con- 
tinued, and some valuable specimens have been obtained. 
During the year, Dr. Matthew mounted and labelled the large 
collection of fossils which he recently presented to this Society. 
The collections have been studied by a number of specialists, 
among these was Dr. Marie Stopes, of the British Museum 
staff, who borrowed a number of specimens which she took to 
Europe for comparison with fossils in London and Paris. Plates 
of a number of these have been prepared to illustrate a work 
soon to be published. These specimens have been returned 
with the thanks of the British Museum. 
Archaeology and Ethnology . — New Brunswick Stone Age 
material has accumulated so rapidly that it has been found 
necessary to again re-arrange the exhibition collections. In 
this department the donations and material collected have not 
been nearly so great as in the two preceding years, but a few 
very rare and valuable specimens have been obtained. 
