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Institute, and they trust that his action will encourage others who may possess special 

 collections of books to emulate his example. 



Bristol Branch. 



1 1 . Owing to the activity and influence of Mr. T. J. Lennard, ex-Sheritl of Bristo', 

 a Branch of the Institute has been formed in that City. Mr. Lennard presented tho 

 freehold of a site in the City, and has also undertaken to bear the expense of erecting 

 a suitable building. In the absence through illness of Earl Grey and Lieut. -General 

 Sir J. Bevan Edwards, Sir Godfrey Lagden represented the Institute at a Banquet 

 given by Mr. Lennard in Bristol, when the gift was dedicated to the Institute, and at 

 the same time the Charter of Constitution was conferred in the form of a framed 

 resolution of the Council. Mr. Lennard's gift was made in support of Earl Grey's 

 hope for a large extension of the membership of the Institute in the United Kingdom, 

 and with the desire that Bristol should be the chief centre of the Institute in the West of 

 England. The Council deeply appreciate the generosity and public spirit of Mr. 

 Lennard, and the services that he and those associated with him have rendered in 

 establishing the pioneer Branch of the Institute in the United Kingdom. 



Local Committees in the United Kingdom. 



12. A Local Committee of Fellows and Associates has been formed in Bourne- 

 mouth and neighbourhood. Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., has accepted the position 

 of Chairman, and the Rev, Dr. Tristram Carlyon that of Honorary Secretary. The 

 Council are hopeful that local activity may be developed by the formation of similar 

 Committees in other parts of the United Kingdom. 



Branches and Committees Overseas. 



13. In October last a Branch of the Institute was established in Christchurch, 

 New Zealand, and was styled " The Canterbury Branch of the Royal Colonial Institute." 

 Its members consist of all the Fellows resident in Canterbury, and the headquarters are 

 in Christchurch. An Executive Committee has been appointed, and a supplementary 

 subscription of 5.s. per Fellow was decided upon to defray local expenses. 



At a meeting held in Hobart in November last it was resolved that the Fellows 

 of the Institute resident in Tasmania organise themselves into a Tasmanian Branch 

 of the Institute, and that the honorary corresponding secretaries in the other capitals 

 of the Commonwealth be urged to eflect similar organisations in their respective States, 

 with a view to the creation of a united Commonwealth section of the Institute. 



An influential Committee has also been formed in Buenos Aires (Argentine Republic), 

 where there are already between 200 and 300 Fellows. 



A successful Branch with a strong Committee has also been established in 

 Guatemala, Central America, where it is intended by the local Fellows to purchase 

 a small house ; to have a quarterly Dinner, with speakers upon Imperial matters ; 

 to have weekly " City Luncheons " ; and to form a Trade Committee. It has also 

 been decided to establish a voluntary monthly assessment for the purpose of creating 

 a fund for local expenses. 



The Council view with deep satisfaction the spirit of such spontaneous move- 

 ments, which are invaluable as a means of bringing Fellows in distant climes into 

 friendly association and inspiring activities calculated to make known and propagate 

 the work and aims of the Institute. 



