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BULLETIN OF THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
Lectures. 
Ten regular meetings, including the annual meeting, and three 
special meetings, were held during the year. 
The following are the dates of the meetings and the titles of 
the papers read : 
January 2. — (a) Shooting Stars and Meteors, by Mr. W. F. Burditt. 
(b) The Physiography of the North Branch of the Little South- 
west Miramichi, by Dr. W. F. Gan-ong. 
( c ) On the Recognition and Utilization of the Plateau structure 
of the interior of New Brunswick, by Dr. W. F. Ganong. 
January 16. — Annual meeting, Election of Officers. 
February 6. — (a) Why is the Winter so Mild, by Dr. G. F. Matthew. 
(b) Cellular Structure, with Miscroscopic Demonstrations, by G. 
G. Melvin. 
(c) On the Physical Characteristics of the Sevogle River, by Dr. 
W. F. Ganong. 
(d) Among the Game Birds of Miscou Island, by Mr. J Orne 
Green. 
March 6. — (a) On a Curious Disease Prevalent at Passamaquoddy in 
1796, by Dr. W. F. Ganong. 
( b ) Notes on Cambrian Faunas, by Dr. G .F. Matthew. 
(b) Notes an Cambrian Fauna, by Dr. G. F. Matthew. 
(c) Tides, by J. R. Scammell, C. E. 
(d) The X-Ray, with Illustrations, by Dr. G. G. Corbett. 
April 3. — (a) Dark Lake and its Denizens, by Mr. J. W. Banks. 
(b) The Industries of Animals, by Dr. T. H. Lunney. 
(c) Natural Curiosities said to occur in New Brunswick, by W. 
F. Ganong. 
May 1. — (a) The Physical Geography and Natural History of the North 
Shore Beaches, by Dr. W. F. Ganong. 
(b) Plant Relations, by Dr. G. U. Hay. 
(c) Plant Functions, by Dr. John Brittain. 
May 15. — Special meeting for the purpose of receiving a report from the 
Council, with reference to the acquisition of a property. 
June 5. — (a) Preventive Medicine, by Dr. J. H. Scammell. 
(b) The Natural History and Physiography of New Brunswick, 
by W. F. Ganong. 
(c) Report of Delegates to the Royal Society, Hon. J. V. Ellis. 
October 2. — Results of the season’s Field Meetings, Dr. G. F. Matthew, 
Mr. A. Gordon Leavitt, Mr. William McIntosh. 
November 6. — An evening with the Reflectoscope, Dr. L. W. Bailey and 
G. N. Babbitt. 
