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question of “Forestry.” by Mr. A. Knechtel, of the Department of 
Forestry at Ottawa. This was overflowing with information as to the 
conduct of the work of reforestation in the older countries of Europe, 
and showed the necessity and importance of similar activities in Canada. 
Mr. E. Stewart, our townsman, who has been privileged to travel, 
provided an interesting evening with a trip to the country of the Aztecs, 
Mexico. He recounted the pleasures and otherwise of a month spent 
in that country, and accompanied his text with a number of lantern 
views, many of which were reproductions of photographs taken by 
himself. 
Our Secretary, Mr. David Williams, continued his history of Col- 
lingwood, this year dealing in an illustrated paper with the “Shipping 
of Collingwood.” This lecture was also accompanied by fifty lantern 
pictures, showing the early vessels, steamers, elevators, wharves, etc., 
thus conveying to the audience present some idea of the great changes 
that have occurred during the past fifty or sixty years in matters 
marine, as they pertain to Collingwood. 
The interest in the museum of the Institute continues, and since 
the last Annual Meeting many interesting and valuable additions have 
been made to the shelves. The Exploration Committee continued 
their investigations during the past summer and succeeded in definitely 
locating the old military burying ground on Lot Six, Concession Fifteen, 
Township of Sunnidale. This burying ground was used in connection 
with one of the principal military stations of 1813, and it would be most 
desirable to have a permanent monument erected on the spot, and 
also to take some steps to preserve the high banks of the Nottawasaga 
River, which are fast falling away. 
Our President and Secretary signed the petition of the Memorial 
to the Heroes of 1812-14, praying that the Provincial Government 
might erect some fitting memorial to those who, for this country, par- 
ticipated in the events of those stirring days. The presentation of the 
petition with numerous others from kindred organizations and also 
individuals was followed by a deputation comprised of about one 
hundred representatives of the Societies and a large number of the 
citizens of Toronto. The Premier, on behalf of the Government, 
approved of the proposition, and asked for further information as to 
the form it was desirable that the memorial should take. 
This year for the first time our Society was represented at the 
Annual Meeting of the American Historical Society, held in Indian- 
apolis on the 27th to 30th December, when the gathering was one of 
the largest of students and teachers of history yet held in the United 
States or Canada. The American Society covers history in all its 
branches and does not confine its labors to that of the United States. 
Several branches met at the same hour each day, and one that proved 
