APPENDIX C III 
On account of the growth of the library, the shelves at present in 
existence are full and part of the books have been placed in boxes. Ad- 
ditional shelf-room should be at once provided. 
All of which is respectfully submitted. 
(Signed) J. SQUAIR, 
Inbrarian. 
I1.—From The Ontario Historical Society, through Sir JOHN BouRINOT. 
The year just closed has proved a fairly successful one in the in- 
terests of the Ontario Historical Society. The value and significance of 
records relating to local events of almost every kind are rapidly becoming 
appreciated, in consequence of which there is a growing desire to organize 
county societies. Three of these came into existence during the past 
twelve months, two of which have become affiliated with the provincial 
society. One of the advantages to local organizations in connection with 
such affiliation is the fact that they thereby become incorporated, in 
accordance with clause 10 of the Act (chap. 108, Vic. 62), which states 
that ‘ any historical or pioneer society hereafter becoming affiliated with 
the said society (THE ONTARIO HisTortcAL Society) under the con- 
stitution and by-laws of the latter in that behalf, shall thereby become 
incorporated by the name under which it shall have become affiliated, 
and with all the powers and privileges conferred by this Act upon the 
Ontario Historical Society. 
There are now affiliated with this society 20 local organizations, 
having probably, an aggregate membership of not fewer than 1200, while 
that of the parent society is 165, being an increase of 116 during the year. 
This includes as ex-officio members, His Excellency The Earl of Minto, 
Governor-General of Canada; His Honour the Hon. Sir Oliver Mowat, 
Lieut.-Governor of Ontario ; Hon. Clifford Sifton, Supt. General of In- 
dian Affairs ; Hon. Richard Harcourt, Q.C., Minister of Education for 
Ontario ; Dr. Douglas Brymner, F.R.S.C., Dominion Archivist, Ottawa ; 
Rev. G. M. Wrong, Professor of History, University of Toronto; Rev. 
Geo. D. Ferguson, B.A., Professor of History, Queen’s University, King- 
ston; Rev. O. Rigby, M.A., Professor of History, Trinity University, 
Toronto ; Rev. Albert H. Newman, D.D., LL.D., Professor of History, 
McMaster University, Toronto; A. R. Bain, M.A., LL.D., Professor of 
History, Victoria University, Toronto; Rev. D. Sullivan, O.M.I., Pro- 
fessor of History, University of Ottawa; J. W. Tupper, M.A., Ph.D., 
Professor of History, Western University, London ; David Boyle, Cura- 
tor of Provincial Archæological Museum, Toronto. 
