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a separate volume provided for the most part by the Archives Depart- 

 ment at Ottawa. In this connection the Provincial Government has 

 given a promise to assist the Society in issuing some such a volume 

 from year to year. The volume of Historical Documents about to be 

 issued will contain the following papers : 



(1) Letters of Mrs. Alice Cockburn, written from Montreal to a 

 cousin at Canterbury England. 



(2) Journal of Charles Grey, father of Earl Grey, our late Governor 

 General. 



(3) Journal of Lady Durham, wife of the Earl of Durham, Gover- 

 nor-General of Canada in 1837. 



The annual report of the Society for the last year refers to the Course 

 of Lectures given by Professor Stephen Leacock, Professor Welsh, R. J. 

 Wickende, artist, F. M. Hibbard, the President of the Utilities Com- 

 mission, and Dr. Benjamin Suite, the historian. It also refers to the 

 donations and additions made to the library, the increase in the member- 

 ship to about two hundred, the re-organization of the Aylwin Library, 

 the unveiling of the monument to Montcalm close to the spot where he 

 must have received his last fatal wound on the battlefield of 1759, and 

 the departure from Canada of His Excellency the Earl Grey, who was 

 patron of the Society. Among those who have made late contributions 

 to the library may be mentioned Mrs. Andrew Thomson (214 volumes), 

 Captain Benyon (42 volumes), Hon, Charles Murphy, Lieut-Col. Watson, 

 Dr. John M. Clarke, of Albany, Professor Wrong of Toronto, Mr. Barlow, 

 Cumberland, and several othei's. 



Altogether the oldest of the literary and historical societies of Can- 

 ada continues in successful operation, and, through its later representa- 

 tives to the Royal Society of Canada, may be expected to give a good 

 account of itself in years to come. 



XII. — Report of the Nova Scotia Historical Society. 

 Established 1878. 



Presented by the Hon. Mr. Justice Longley, Delegate. 



The Nova Scotia Historical Society, Halifax, begs to present the 

 following report on its proceedings during the session of 1912-13. 



The following officers were elected at the annual business meeting 

 held on 11th April, 1913: 



President — The Ven. Archdeacon Armitage, M.A., Ph.D. 



Vice-Presidents — David Allison, LL.D.; Joseph A. Chisholm, 

 Major J. Plimsoll Edwards. 



Corresponding Secretary — Harry Piers. 



Recording Secretary — William L. Payzant, M.A., LL.li. 



