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" Corporations should not be entitled to deduct gifts of the kind 

 described. 



"This should not be applicable to amounts that total less than 

 one thousand dollars." 



After some discussion it was suggested by the President that this 

 matter should be referred to a committee. This was agreed to and the 

 President appointed the following Fellows a committee to consider 

 the resolution and report thereon: The Mover, the Seconder, Dr. 

 Shortt, Dr. Wrong and Canon Chartier. 



It was moved by Dr. A. T. Cameron, seconded by Dr. F. J. 

 Lewis, that the Sections consider and report on the desirability of 

 publishing the Transactions in two parts — one, the Transactions of 

 Sections I and II; the other, the Transactions of Sections III, IV 

 and V. 



The Presidential Address— (Wednesday Evening, May 17) 



The Presidential Address was delivered on Wednesday evening 

 in the Victoria Memorial Museum in the presence of the Honorary 

 Patron, His Excellency Baron Byng of Vimy and a large audience. 

 The chair was occupied by the Vice-President, Dr. J. Playfair 

 McMurrich. The President's subject was "Poetry and Progress." 

 The Address will be found printed in full as Appendix "A." 



SESSION U— {Thursday Afternoon, May 18) 



The President took the chair. 



It was moved by Dr. Young, seconded by Professor Hill-Tout, 

 that the Report of Council be adopted. — Carried. 



The reports of the following associated societies were then 

 presented : — 



The Women's Wentworth Historical Society, Royal Astronomical 

 Society of Canada, Ontario Historical Society, The Huron Institute, 

 Lundy's Lane Historical Society, The Women's Canadian Historical 

 Society of Toronto, The Alumnae Association of the Hamilton Ladies' 

 College, The Niagara Historical Society, Elgin Historical and Scientific 

 Institute, Hamilton Scientific Association, Natural History Society 

 of Montreal, La Société Historique de Montreal, Antiquarian and 

 Numismatic Society of Montreal, The Nova Scotia Historical Society, 

 The Nova Scotian Institute of Science, Natural History Society of 

 British Columbia. 



