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the people, hence sacred subjects were placed on the stage. He con- 
sidered the pictures of to-day simply figure pictures; they were not 
meant for incitements to faith. 
A paper on “ The Southwold Earthwork and Country of the Neutrals,” 
by Mr. Coyne, was read by Mr. David Boyle. The paper dealt very 
fully with accounts of the almost forgotton race of Neutrals, described 
the country where they lived, their manners, habits, and race. They 
formed part of the great Huron-Iroquois family, and their territory 
embraced the whole of South-Western Ontario from Lake Huron to the 
Niagara river. The paper also gave an account of the work of the 
missionaries with the Neutrals, and in fact nearly all the knowledge 
obtained regarding them came through the missionaries. 
NINETEENTH MEETING. 
Nineteenth Meeting, 26th March, 1892, the President in the chair. 
Donations and Exchanges since last meeting, 58. 
Walter M. Rutherford and George E. Musson were elected members 
The Council was instructed to take all necessary proceedings to have 
the Institute properly represented at the meetings to commemorate the 
centenary of the first parliament of Upper Canada. 
Dr. George Kennedy read a paper by Mr. G. S. Wilgress, B.A., on the 
“Game Laws of Ontario.” The writer stated that since he volunteered 
some four months ago to read a paper on the subject of “The Game Laws 
of Ontario,” much had been done towards State protection of the animals 
known as game, as is seen in the bills now before the Ontario House of 
Assembly to amend the Act for the Protection of Game and Fur-bearing 
Animals, and to amend the Act to Encourage the Destruction of 
Wolves, which doubtless embody the changes recommended in the 
excellent report of the Fish and Game Commission recently issued. 
The Forest park which it is proposed to establish in the district of 
Nipissing will also prove a valuable means of preserving game. 
The writer then dwelt at some length on the deer, the different 
methods of hunting them, and their enemies, which he classified as men, 
dogs, and wolves, the latter being by far the most destructive. The 
paper closed with an account of the moose or elk. Considering not only 
the value of the hide, but also that of the head and meat, he thought 
that the penalty imposed at present of from $10 to $50 was certainly not 
large enough to deter pot-hunters trom killing the animal, as they would 
