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ceived by those interested in historical work, and was noticed favourably 
in the public press. The volume contains ten papers, also the curator’s 
report for 1908-09, and the constitution of the Institute. A number of 
photographs of early Collingwood add to its value as an historical publi- 
cation. 
The papers contained in the volume are: Exploration of Petun 
Indian Village Sites; Samuel de Champlain; Shipping on the Upper 
Lakes; Where is the Standing Rock? Local Geographical Formations; 
Presbyterian Church in Collingwood; Roman Catholic Church in Col- 
lingwood; Charles Garnier; Negro Population in Collingwood, and the 
Methodist Church in Collingwood. 
Copies of the volume have been placed in the libraries of the Colle- 
giate Institute, public schools and separate school, and also in the ar- 
chives of the Town Council. 
The Civic Improvement Department again took up the work under 
their special charge, in conjunction with a Committee from the Board of 
Trade. The Institute appropriated twenty-five dollars towards this 
work, as also did the Board of Trade. 
The museum continues to expand, the number of exhibits showing 
a steady increase. 
Davip WILLIAMS, 
Secretary. 
Collingwood, June 27th, 1910. 
V.—Report of the Meetings at Ottawa of the Royal Astronomical Society 
of Canada. 
Presented by Carz ENGLEr, B.A., Delegate. 
At the Annual General Meeting held on the 16th December, 1909, 
the following officers were elected for the ensuing year. 
Chairman.—Otto Klotz, LL.D., F.R.A.S. 
Vice-Chairman.—J. 8. Plaskett, B.A. 
Secretary.—Carl Engler, B.A. 
Treasurer.—C. C. Smith, B.A. 
Council.—C. M. Stewart, M.A., F. A. McDiarmid, B.A., J. J. 
McArthur, D.LS. 
The following is the programme of lectures for the Fall and Spring 
terms, 1909-1910, with a brief synopsis of each of the papers given. 
The afternoon, or technical lectures, were all given in the lecture 
room of the Observatory, while the evening or popular lectures were 
given either in the Normal School or in the hall of the Young Men’s 
Christian Association. 
