PEOOEEDINGS FOE 1889. XXI 



IX.— From The Canadian Institute of Tomito, through Sir Daniel Wilson. 



The past j'oar has hecn one ofgi-atif3-ing success ; a marked increase in the intluence of the Insti- 

 tute is noticeable. 



The adoption of cosmic time bids fair (o come into general use in the course of a few years, all 

 over the world. The Institute has possessed for o%'er a year a clock with a movable dial to record 

 cosmic time. 



Through the generous aid of the Provincial Government, the archœological research has been 

 extended, and many valuable specimens added to the museum. 



The biological section has interested itself with success in the preservation of the natural beauties 

 of High Park. 



The collection of minerals obtained by the mining commission is now on view in the Institute. 



There were twentj'-four ordinary- meetings, at which twenty-eight papers were read : — 



Anthropology 1 Political Science 1 



Archioology 3 Physics 3 



Astronomy 2 Phj-siology 1 



Chemistry 2 Sanitary Science 2 



Economics 1 Social Science 1 



Geology 3 Sociology 1 



Mathematics 1 Miscellaneous 3 



Philology 3 



Papers read in Section — 



Biological Section 22 Geological and Mining Section... 5 



Architectural Section 3 Philological Section 9 



The meetings of the Architectural Section are chiefly devoted to technical discussions, prepara- 

 tion and judging of competitions among the members, of points of detail occurring in their daily 

 practice. 



The appeals of the Committee on Sociology have received favorable consideration from the Hon. 

 Minister of the Interior; and the Canadian Pacific Eailway has kindly offered to carry fi-ee of charge 

 specimens sent to the Institute on certain conditions. 



A memorial is being pi-epared to lay before the Ontario Government on the subject of setting 

 aside a reservation for the protection of the forests and wild animals. 



Ad-iodrnment. 



The Society then adjourned at 12.30 until 4.30 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day when the 

 usual annual addresses would be delivered. 



Presentation of Address to His Excellency the Gover.vor-General. 



At 1.30 o'clock the members of the Society assembled, in accordance with arrangement, at Gov- 

 ernment House, where the President lead the Address to His Excellency, the Lord Stanley of Preston, 

 who was pleased to accept the position of Honorary President, and to express at considerable length 

 his desire to promote the objects of the Society. 



