LXXXIV KOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 



Ist Vice-Pesident — Mr. A. Harvey. 

 2nd Vice-President— Mr. S. D. Mills. 

 3rd Vice-President — Mr. (J. (}. Pursey. 

 Secretary-Treasurer — Mr. E. V. Rippon. 

 Curator — Mr. C. W. Armstrong. 



Members of Council — Messrs. Elvins, Spry and Sinclair. 



J. Maugiian, 



President. 

 G. K. Powell, 



Secretary-Treasurer. 

 Toronto, April 27th, 1899. 



Report of Librarian. 



To THE President and Council of the Canadian Institute : 



Gentlemen, — The institute has, during the year, received 2,084 

 exchanges from about 517 learned societies in various parts of the world. 

 It has obtained by purchase 776 numbers of 31 periodicals and has 

 received 179 donations. 



In addition to the foregoing ordinary accessions have to be added 

 396 complete volumes and 95 parts of volumes obtained from societies 

 and publishers in response to the applications made by direction of the 

 president. These additions have rendered absolutely complete 34 sets 

 of publications hitherto imperfect and many others have been com- 

 pleted from dates earlier than the beginning of their exchange with the 

 institute. 



The number of volumes and numbers of periodicals taken out by 

 members during the year was 6G2. 



The number of volumes bound was 254. 



On account of the growth of the library it has been found necessary 

 to transfer a considerable part of the books to the small room adjoining 

 the main room of the library. 



A card catalgue of the books in the library has been begun. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



J. Squaie. 

 Toronto, May 6, 1899. 



VI. — From The Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society, through Pro- 

 fessor E. E. Prince, President. 



Having been appointed by the Ottawa Literary and Scientific 

 Society a delegate to the Royal Society of Canada, I have the honour 

 to present the following report for the year ending March 31st, 1899. 

 During the year the means whereby the society seeks to stimulate an 



