XXXVI EOT AL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



governments the propriety of preserving all historical documents and monuments which have played 

 important parts in our eai-ly history. 



During the past j-ear the institute has lost by death one honorary member, l'Ablé Léon Pro- 

 vancher; two life members, Dr. S terry Hunt and Mr. John Page; and one ordinary member, Mr. 

 Charles Levey. 



Membership. 



Honorary members 6 



Life members 9 



Ordinary members, Ist May, 1891 273 



Deaths, resignations, etc 30 



243 

 Members elected 1891-92 40 



283 



Total membership, Ist May, 1892 298 



Associates as at 1st May, 1891 17 



Resignations, transfers to " member" class, etc 5 



12 



Total, Ist May, 1892 12 



Total number of papers read at the ordinary meetings of the institute during the session 

 1891-92, 31, which may be classified as follows : — 



Archœology 1 Geology 1 



Astronomy 1 History ..., 5 



Biology 3 Literature 1 



Botany 1 Philology 4 



Economics 2 Pisciculture 1 



Engineering 2 Political Science 1 



Ethnology 3 Zoology 1 



Fine Arts 2 Miscellaneous ] 



Geography 1 



Read at Meetings of Sections. 



Biological Section 15 



Geological and Mining Section 3 



Historical Section 6 



Total 24 



Total read during the session 55 



Library. 



Periodicals subscribed for 34 



Do total separate numbers i-eceived 835 



Total number of books taken out of libraiy and reading-room 2,013 



Total number of individuals and societies to whom 'Transactions' are sent as 



exchanges 525 



