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tion, he was amused at the enthusiasm displayed by some of those who. 

 got it up, but who soon became tired of it. 



Mr. Pearce spoke of the prosperity of the Biological Section. Not 

 only was there a large amount of work done by the section, but also by 

 the several sub-sections into which it had been divided. If all the other 

 sections of the Institute were as strong as the Biological Section, it would 

 be in a very prosperous condition. 



Mr. Browning said the division into sections had worked well in the 

 case of the Biological Section, but not in regard to the other sections. 

 He would like to see some effort made to obtain the Upper Canada 

 College grounds. He supposed, however, that these grounds would go to- 

 the University, and was afraid the Institute would not get any part of 

 them. The next question was the sale of the present building and the 

 erection of one in some other locality. He would like to see a building 

 put up that would yield a revenue. They would require one costings 

 about $75,000. He thought that something could be done in the way of 

 raising funds outside the membership of the Institute. 



The following were named a committee to take into consideration the 

 matters relating to the Institute referred to in Mr. Boyle's paper : — The 

 President, and Messrs. Boyle, Pearce, Howland, Houston and Harvey. 



SECOND MEETING. 



Second Meeting, 8th March, 1890, Mr. G. G. Pursey, in the chair. 



Donations and exchanges, 57. 



A circular was read from the Committee of Organization of the Inter- 

 national Congress of the Geographical Sciences stating that the Congress 

 would be held at Berne, in August, 1891, on the occasion of the festival 

 commemorative of the seventh centenary of the founding of the City of 

 Berne, explaining the objects of the Congress and requesting the co- 

 operation of the Canadian Institute. 



Mr. Boyle read a memorial to the Hon. the Attorney-General respect- 

 ing the publication of certain historical documents, and moved the fol- 

 lowing resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Harvey, and carried : — 



" That the Council of the Institute be empowered and requested to 

 present to the Government of Ontario the facts now expressed by thcm^ 

 also to enquire if the correspondence of Governor Simcoe and the military 



