1890-91.] REPORT OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL COMMITTEE. 5& 



and " The Photographic Quarterly," 



making a total of 36 



The total number of separate numbers re- 

 ceived y/^ 



VI. The number of books and periodicals taken 

 out from the library and reading room 

 during the year 1,622 



A. F. CHAMBERLAIN, 



Librarian. 



REPORT OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL COMMITTEE. 



Toronto, May 3rd, 1890. 



The Sociological Committee begs leave to submit to the Council its 

 report for the year 1889-90. 



1. Your Committee enlarged its circular of last year so as to include 

 matters of philological import and distributed about 1,000 copies of it 

 throughout the Dominion. The enlarged circular is printed in the last 

 fasciculus. 



2. Your Committee was allotted twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for its 

 expenses of printing, postage, etc. The accounts have been audited by 

 the auditors and show a balance in the Institute's hands of four dollars 

 and twenty-five cents ($4.25). About five hundred (500) circulars are 

 yet undistributed. 



3. Your Committee submits to the Council the following papers read 

 before the Institute by title :^ 



(i) The Dene Languages considered in themselves and in their re- 

 lations to the principal linguistic groups, by the Rev. Father Morice,. 

 O.M.I. 



(2) The Philology of the Cree Language, by the Rev. E. B, Glass, B.A. 



(3) The Cree Indians sociologically considered, by the Rev. Father 

 Vegreville, O.M.I. 



And recommends their publication in the Proceedings. 



4. Your Committee takes much pleasure in again expressing its 

 indebtedness to the press at home and abroad. 



5. Last year your Committee had the pleasure of reporting that the 

 Honorable the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs, at the instance 



