REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
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Peru, 1; Philippine Islands, 1; Portugal, 1; Russia, 2; Scotland, 
1; Spain, 1; Sweden, 2; Uijited States, 93; Uraguay, 1. 
The following names have been added to the exchange 
list during the past year: 
American Geographical Society. 
Board of School Trustees of the City of St. John. 
Canadian Department of Interior, Forestry Branch. 
Canadian Marine Biological Stations. 
Deseret Museum. 
Illinois State Museum of Natural History. 
International Agricultural Institute. 
Louisiana State Museum. 
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 
New Brunswick Agricultural Report. 
Oakland Public Museum. 
Ontario Department of Agriculture. 
Philadelphia Commercial Museum. 
Texas Academy of Science. 
United States Bureau of Biological Survey. 
University of Missouri. 
Washington University. 
The library contains about 13,460 books and pamphlets. 
Building Committee (T. H. Estabrooks, Chairman.) 
The most important matter which your committee has to 
report is the fire which caused some damage to the office and 
the room below. It has been customary during the spring and 
fall to have a fire in the grate in the office. This spring, while 
the grate was in use, smoke was noticed in the building and 
upon investigation it was found that the wood-work beneath 
the grate was smouldering, and a still alarm was sent in. 
When the firemen removed the marble slab beneath the grate, 
it was found to be resting directly on the wood-work, in other 
words, there was only inches of marble between the fire 
and the floor beneath. Surprise was expressed that a fire had 
not occurred here years ago. Considerable damage was done 
