1890-91.] FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT. _ 63 



Dr. Sand ford Fleming, on learning that he could not at present pay 

 over the capital sum of his policy of life insurance made out in favor of 

 the Institute, has generously resolved to pay the interest thereon, 

 amounting to $200 per annum, during his life time. 



A large number of donations to the library and museum have been 

 received. A valuable and scarce book, " The Nests and Eggs of the 

 Birds of Ohio," presented to the Institute through the Biological Section 

 by the Rev. Vincent Clementi, of Peterboro', Ont. 



A fine specimen of Haida Indian wood carving from Queen Char- 

 lotte Island group, through Mr. J. F. Jones, of Vancouver, B.C. The 

 Laidlaw and Tweedale loan collections, and gifts to the archeeological 

 museum from Messrs. Cyrenius Bearss, W. and D. Melville, A. Robertson, 

 of Madoc ; A. Crawford, of King ; H. F. Switzer, of Midland City ; T. A. 

 Beeman, of Bancroft ; Ag-wah-setch, of Baptiste Lake ; W. Mitchener, 

 of Humberstone ; C. Henderson, of Southwold ; — McCallum, of Dunn- 

 ville ; P. E. Jones, of Hagarsville ; J. B. Freeman, M.P.P., of Simcoe ; 

 — Henderson, of Toronto ; A. E. Otway Page, of Bertie ; W. A. Reave- 

 ley, of Simcoe ; Waters, Heath and Crouse, of Brantford ; W. Ireland 

 and J. W. Fitzgerald of Parry Sound, and Rev. Mr. Caviller, of Parry 

 Sound. 



The general work of the Institute has been well maintained. There 

 were one special general meeting, twenty-four ordinary meetings, at 

 which 33 papers were read, four meetings of the Geological section, at which 

 four papers were read, fourteen meetings of the Biological section witii 

 fifteen papers read, independent of work done by sub-sections and 

 " gossip " meetings, six meetings of the Historical Section with six papers 

 read, making a total of 58 papers for the session. 



The Librarian reports accessions to the library as under — 



Donations 390 



Exhanges (Vols.) 3,70o 



Of the above donations, 151 were presented by Mrs. Seidler, and 61 by 

 the late Hugh Wilson, Esq. The list of exchanges embraces 516 

 societies ; among the exchanges are many of considerable value. Through 

 this means the Institute is acquiring a library of reference in science in 

 almost every branch, which will be greatly valued ere long. The im- 

 portance of this part of our work was dwelt upon in the very able 

 presidential address of Prof. Loudon in 1873, who at that early date 

 recognized the great value of the interchange of publications between the 

 scientific societies, as they tended to prevent individual workers from 

 wasting time, money and strength in going over ground already 



