REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
575 
hope and confidence in the accomplishment that should be ours 
in the years to come. 
The citizens of St. John have shown their appreciation of our 
efforts in no uncertain way. Our membership has already been 
largely increased, and generous donations have been contributed 
towards removing the debt incurred by the purchase of the 
building. 
Among the improvements made are two that were specially 
desirable, — the removal of a central room .and walls on the second 
floor, east side, making a continuous room, running the whole 
length of the building from north to south ; and the removal of 
the arches and folding doors from the parlors on the first floor. 
By the latter change the Society has secured a fine audience room 
capable of seating 300 persons, and by the former a large and 
commodious room has been made available for the display of the 
birds, reptiles, fishes, minerals and fossils. 
Other changes are in contemplation that will make other parts 
of the building more suitable for our purposes. 
W. L. McDiarmid, 
Secretary. 
