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the mound-builders. He referred to them as the people that built the 

 mounds. 



TWELFTH MEETING. 



Twelfth Meeting, ist February, 1890, the President in the chair. 



Donations and Exchanges since last meeting, 74, 



William Burton, W. D. McPherson, and R. H. Ahn were elected 

 members. 



Mr. J. C. Hamilton, L.L.B., read a paper on " The Maroons of Jamaica 

 and Nova Scotia." 



THIRTEENTH MEETING. 



Thirteenth Meeting, 8th February, 1890, the President in the chair. 

 Donations and Exchanges since last meeting, 85. 

 The Council reported the election of John Jackson as an Associate. 

 Prof. J. M. Baldwin was elected a member. 



On motion by Mr. Harvey, seconded by Mr. Boyle, it was resolved, 

 That a meeting of the members of the Institute favorable to the forma- 

 tion of a Historical Section, be held in the Lecture Room of the Insti- 

 tute on this day se'nnight at 19.30 o'clock, for the purpose of adopting a 

 constitution and electing the officers of the said section. 



Mr. J. F. Cummings, Electrical Engineer, read a paper on " The Edison 

 System of Electric Light." 



FOURTEENTH MEETING. 



Fourteenth Meeting, 15th February, 1890, the President in the chair. 



Donations and Exchanges since last meeting, 52. 



A communication from Mr. G. M. Rae, relating to the destruction of 

 archseological relics was referred to the Council. 



