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BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Treasurer’s Report. 
The statement submitted herewith, shows the financial 
transactions of the Society for the year 1910-11 to have been 
the heaviest in the Society’s history, and one of the items of 
“Expenditure,” namely, “retired mortgages” should certainly 
be underlined in order that it may not escape the notice of any 
of the members. 
When the Society, on the 5th day of May, 1906, paid Mrs. 
Finn the sum of twenty-five dollars to bind the bargain for the 
purchase of the beautiful and valuable building we now occupy, 
it surely acted wisely, and it was fortunate in being in a position, 
on the 12th day of June of that same year, to pay the balance 
of the purchase price and receive a deed of the property, although 
it had to raise $3,500 on mortgage. Another step in the right 
direction and one indication of the Society’s progress was taken 
on January 14th, 1908, when $500.00 was paid on account of 
one of the mortgages, but December 12th, 1910, the day on 
which the mortgages were discharged, and on which the Society 
found itself the owner of a valuable property devoid of any 
mortgage or other claim, must always appear as the “red letter 
day.” Thanks to the generosity of the Provincial Government 
and the City of St. John, we have been about able to pay the 
running expenses but it must be acknowledged that, for the 
valuable work we are doing, our grants are not as large as they 
should be, and that they will not stand comparison with those 
to similar institutions in other cities. We are thankful for what 
we receive, but do feel that we should receive something more. 
Their is probably no similar society which does so much on 
so small an income, and the explanation is that we are fortunate 
in having so many free workers, and a Curator who does many 
times the work for which he receives remuneration. 
Besides the balance at the Society’s credit in the Bank of 
Xew Brunswick, $231.54, as shown in the statement, the balance 
at credit of “special account” in the same bank is $3,876.55, 
and we estimate the outstanding bills in connection with the 
improvements to the building at $1,200.00. 
