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memo, having been by the Institute referred to this Section, that duty- 

 was carefully performed, and a report duly sent to the Hon. the Atty.- 

 General, after its adoption by the Institute. The last clause of that 

 report is repeated here, viz., " The committee think that some person 

 should be employed to make special enquiry about the valuable historical 

 documents in the possession of private families, and to procure the 

 originals or copies thereof. The same person could be instructed to 

 procure the interesting relics of pioneer life for a provincial museum." 



4. The section has supported a proposal to join with others in cele- 

 brating the centenary of this Province in the present year. 



5. The officers for next year are : — Mr. J. C. Hamilton, M.A. LL.B., 

 Chairman ; Mr. Arthur Harvey, Secretary ; Messrs. Wm. Houston, M.A., 

 John G. Ridout, W. Canniff, M.D., M.R.C.S.; Committee. 



Respectfully submitted, as adopted by the Historical Section on the 

 23rd April, 1891. 



ARTHUR HARVEY, 



Secretary. 



