46 Bulletin of the Natural History Society. 
The Recording Secretary reports as follows : — 
During the year just closed twelve regular meetings of the Society 
have been held at which the papers mentioned in the preceding sum- 
mary of meetings were read. 
The following free elementary lectures on scientific subjects were 
delivered in the rooms of the Society : — 
Jan’y 10. — Industrial Drawing, by Mr. G. Ernest Eairweather. 
Feb’y 27. — Chemistry, Air and Water, Dr. Coleman. 
March 21. — The Microscope,^ Dr. Allison. 
April 18. — Birds and Nests, Mr. M. Chamberlain. 
May 16. — Spring Plants, Mr. G. XJ. Hay. 
Mr. Chamberlain has also, upon several occasions, addressed the 
children from some of the Public Schools in the Society’s rooms, 
illustrating his remarks by specimens from the Ornithological col- 
lection. 
A most successful Field Meeting was held by the Society, in con- 
nection with the Eclectic Reading Club, at Duck Cove, Lancaster, 
on June 24th, and a well-attended Conversazione was held in the 
Society’s rooms on Thursday, 27th April. 
LIBRARY. 
The Librarian reports that there have been added to the Library 
thirty-one books and pamphlets during the past year ; and that the 
books have been catalogued and numbered. 
FINANCE. 
The Treasurer reports that the cash expenditure for the past year 
amounts to the sum of $275.57. The income during the same time, 
from all sources, amounts to $276.58 ; leaving a balance on hand of 
$ 1 . 01 . 
The Council have much pleasure in stating that, since the last 
annual meeting, the cases for the collections of native birds, referred 
to in the last Annual Report, have been procured at a cost of $400, 
and are now placed in the rooms of the Society. Part of the cost 
of these cases has been paid by subscriptions received from friends 
of the Society, whose names appear in the list of benefactors 
appended to this Report, and part has been paid out of the general fund 
of the Society; but there is a balance remaining unpaid amounting 
to about $120.00 In the early part of the year the lecture room. 
