REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
487 
Duncan London presented a sinker and a section of the rim 
of a clay pot ; the ornamentation is unusually good and shows a 
high stage of primitive art. 
A number of specimens have been obtained from various 
parts of the Province and much valuable data has been gathered. 
I hope, at an early date, to be able to lay the results of our 
Archaeological work before the Society, in more extended form. 
Building Committee (T. H. Estabrooks, Chairman.) 
As noted in the report of last year, the rooms throughout 
the building were painted, and many important changes made; 
nothing was done in the library at that time. During the 
present year, an unused door and window in the library have 
been closed and plastered, the ceiling whitened, the walls painted, 
and the floor laid with cork carpet; the high shelves have been 
removed and bookcases substituted. A room in the upper 
story has been shelved and fitted up as a library. 
The window casings and door frames in the exhibition halls 
throughout the building have been painted, adding to the 
general appearance of these departments. 
At the present time, a number of exhibition cases are being 
placed in the hallway on the second floor. 
It was found necessary to take down the boiler to put in 
a new grate, the old one being completely burned out. 
The roof of the outbuildings connecting the barn with the 
main building was repaired, and some other minor repairs were 
found to be necessary. 
An old stone wall, which stood against the west side of our 
building, was removed ; water lodged behind it and ran through 
our wall, causing damage in the rooms on the lower floor. After 
the removal of the old wall, the lower part of our wall was coated 
with cement. 
Geology (G. F. Matthew, Chairman.) 
During the past season the Canadian Geological Survey 
has had a party at work around St. John, making a topographical 
survey of the city and its vicinity. This map will be on a large 
