XL ROYAL h^UCIETY OF CANADA 



landiiij,^ (»r tlie U.E. Loplists in 8t. John, New JJrunswick, then called 

 "Par Town, Nova St-otia," in 1783, as " U.E, Loyalist day." 



Deputation? waited upon the Hon. the Minister of Education and 

 the M'ayor of Toronto to request that flags might be displayed on civic 

 buildings and public school l)uildings on that day. Both requests were 

 granted, consequently on May 18th the flags were hoisted on these build- 

 ings, and many private citizens joined in the celebration, showing their 

 approval of the movement by heaving their flags put up. 



A communication waited upon the Hon. the Minister of Agi-iculture 

 requesting that in the next general census, for the Dominion of Canada, 

 a special column might be placed wherein those of U.E. Loyalist descent 

 ma)'' enter the fact. An answer has been received that the matter will 

 receive careful consideration. 



That the loyalty of the Indians might be fully recognized by this 

 association. Chief Johnson (Kanongweyondoh) was elected Honorary 

 Vice-President to represent the Six Nations Indians of the Grand Kiver 

 Eeservation, and Chief Samson Green (Annosothkah) w*as elected Hon- 

 orary Vice-President to represent the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte of 

 the Tyendinaga Reserve, and silver medals were presented to these chiefs 

 by the general association to be worn by them and their successors in 

 office. 



By a clause in the constitution admitting "all who have done the 

 association distinguished service" to honorary membership, this distinc- 

 tion has been offered to Sir John Bourinot, K.C.M.G., and Dr. Cannilï of 

 Gravenhurst, and by them accepted. 



This association, acting in connection with the various historical 

 societies throughout the province, passed a resolution protesting against 

 the erection of a monument in Quebec to General Richard Montgomery. 



A resolution was passed approving of the introduction of Imperial 

 Penny Postage iat Christmas, 1898. Copies were sent to the Duke of 

 Norfolk, Postmaster- General of Great Britain, the Hon. William Mulock, 

 Postmaster-General of the Dominion of Canada, and lalso Mr. Henniker 

 Heaton. 



On June the 18th and 19th an excursion to Deseronto and Adol- 

 phustown took place. In accordance with an invitation extended to the 

 Royal Society to send a delegate to the meeting held in Ottawa May 

 24th, the executive committee appointed the secretary, Mr. Wm. Ham- 

 ilton Merritt to represent the association. He had the honour of pre- 

 senting a report on the U.E.L. Association in Oanada. This paper has 

 been printed in the Annual Transactions of Royal Society, a volume 

 which is sent to every library of any note throughout the world. By 



