(.\VI liOYAL SOCIETY or CANADA 



" Historic Houses," l)v AlexandeT Servos, Charles Taggart and Jessie 

 McKenzie; "Palatine llilT' and "Evolution of an Historical Iloom," 

 by Janet Carnoclian. Both of these are illustrated. 



Our historical room has during the year heen open every Satur- 

 day and many visitors have enrolled their names; there are now over 

 1000 articles, one hundred framed pictures and documents are on the 

 walls. John Koss lîol>ertson, ^I.P., who has taken much interest in our 

 collection, has kindly printed for us, free of expense, 500 copies of a 

 catalogue containing twelve jiages. A short historical article appears 

 each week in our local paj^er and a list of articles contributed. "We 

 exchange jiamphlets witli many historical societies, and we have many 

 members in distant towns who join simply to obtain our papers. Many 

 letters are received asking information from our documents. We record 

 with gratitude a grant for printing purposes from the Ontario Govern- 

 ment and also a small grant from the County Council. 



Officers : 



Patron— Wm. Kirby, F.R.S.d 

 President — IVIiss Carnochan. 

 A-^ice-President — Henry PafTord. 

 Secretary — Alfred Ball. 

 Treasurer — Mrs. A. Servos. 

 Curator — Eussel Wilkinson. 



Committee — Rev. J. C. Garrett, W. W. Ireland, B.A., Mrs. Clement, 

 Mrs. T. F. Best, Mrs. Ascher. 



Hon. Vice-Presidents — C. F. Ball, Mrs. Roe. 



XXT. — From The TAterary ami Historical Society of Quebec, through 

 Mr. p. B. Casgrain, President. 



The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, through its Presi- 

 dent and special delegate to this meeting of the Royal Society of Canada, 

 begs to report as follows : 



On behalf of the society, which it is my privilege to represent, 

 I have pleasure in saying, that it has spared no effort during the year 

 just expired, to fuKil tiiu object contemplated in its charter, — the re- 

 search and i)ublication of historical information on Canada. 



It has been able to resume, as heretofore, the publication of its 

 "Transactions," which have l>een recently issued, and they have been 

 sent in exchange as usual to other cognate societies. 



