1891-92]. FOURTEENTH MEETING. 21 
“ The Canadian Institute has received the intimation of the death of 
Dr. T. Sterry Hunt, F.R.S. &c., a life member of the Institute, with pro- 
found regret. In the long period in which Dr. Hunt was connected with 
the Institute, he contributed many valuable original contributions to its 
publications. The Institute, in common with all other scientific corpora- 
tions, recognises the immense advantages derived from the assiduous 
labors and investigations in the fields of geology and mineralogy, which 
have rendered the name of Dr. Hunt famous in both hemispheres, and 
the Institute tenders to his sorrowing relatives the most respectful 
expression of sympathy in their present bereavement.” 
It was resolved on motion by Mr. Macdougall, seconded by Prof: 
Macallum :— 
“That a circular be printed and sent to the societies exchanging pro- 
ceedings with us, mentioning the volumes of their publications we require 
to complete our sets, and requesting them to aid us by supplying missing 
numbers ; also asking them who thus favor us to state which of our 
publications they may not have in their libraries, and promising to send 
them as far as we are able ; that the Librarian be asked to report to the 
Council a list of those societies to whom this circular should be ad- 
dressed, and the numbers of their proceedings wanting on our shelves.” 
Mr. Boyle presented the Annual Archeological Report. 
Dr. Sandford Fleming read a paper on “ Electoral Representation and 
the Rectification of Parliament.” 
At the close of the paper the President read the following :— 
“A friend of the Institute, deeply impressed with the great national 
importance of the subject dealt with in Mr. Fleming’s communication, 
has offered (without wishing his name to be known) to place at the 
disposal of the council the sum of $1,000 to aid in obtaining a satis- 
factory solution of the problem referred to. The willing donor suggests 
that the sum (in whole or in part) may be awarded by the Institute for 
the best workable measure which, if made law, would give the whole 
Canadian people equal representation in Parliament, and each elector 
due weight in the Government through Parliament.” 
Prof. Ashley made various objections to the plan proposed by Dr. 
Fleming. With all its defects party government does furnish a tolerably 
fair basis for government. Under any other system it would be difficult 
to secure the adherence of sufficient numbers to carry out measures of . 
importance. The plan of minority representation proposed by Hare was 
altogether a curiosity and was outside the range of practical politics 
