Report of the Council. 
109 
Cases for the Museum, 1200 00 
Towards publication of the Bulletin of 1884, .... 50 00 
With the accession to the funds of the Society in consequence of the 
grant now given by the Government, it is the intention of the Coun- 
cil to carry ont the suggestion of the Curators relative to the opening 
of the Museum to the public. As usual, a course of free lectures on 
Elementary Science will be delivered during the present winter, and, 
in addition, Mr. W. F. Best has obtained the use of the rooms for 
the purpose of instructing a class in Elementary Chemistry. This, 
too, will be free. 
By means of the Essay and Lecture Course much useful know- 
ledge has been disseminated. The various specimens in the Museum 
have proved useful to those engaged in the different studies as a 
means of identifying collections made by themselves, while the know- 
ledge of our birds, plants, minerals, fish, etc., has been greatly 
increased and made readily available by means of Catalogues and the 
Bulletin published by the Society. 
The Council would again tender their thanks to the daily press of 
the city for kindly inserting preliminary notices of meetings. 
In concluding, the Council have to congratulate the Society on 
its progress in the past year, and express the hope that during the 
year upon which we have now entered the members and public will 
take a still deeper interest in the Society and the objects it promotes, 
both by personal attendance at its meetings and by collecting and 
donating to the Museum articles of scientific interest. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Wm. J. Wilson, 
Secretary to Council. 
St. John, N. B., January 20th, 1884. 
