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THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE, 
SESSION 1883—1884. 
FIRST ORDINARY MEETING. 
The First Ordinary Meeting of the Session 1883-84 was held 
on Saturday, November 3rd, in the Library of the Institute, 
the President, J. M. Buchan, M. A., in the chair. 
The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The following list of exchanges, donations and purchases 
Bienes from April st to November 3rd, 1883, was presented : 
I.—DONATIONS. 
1. Report of the Superintendent of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 
Bene the progress of the work during the fiscal year ending June, 
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; Bie ae N.8., No. 1, January, 1883, by James Bain, jun., Esq. 
3. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the United States, for the. 
years 1881 and 1882. 
4, Statutes of Ontario for 1883. 
. The Canadian Parliamentary Companion for 1883, by J. A. Gemmill, Esq. 
. A glacial striated stone from boulder clay, shore of Lake Erie, Kingsville, 
gs Essex Co., presented by David Boyle, Esq. 
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. Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works 
for the Province of Ontario. on Agriculture, and the Arts, for 1872, 1873, 
1874, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, (10 vols.) per Professor 
SI Buckland. 
8. Report of the Superintendent of Insurance for the Dominion of Canada 
for the year 1882 ; from the Superintendent of Insurance, Dominion of 
Canada. 
. Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the city of Balti 
— more, Vol. I., containing letters A to C ; from the Board of Trustees of 
- the Peabody Tastitute. 
~~, 10, Check List of Insects of the Dominion of Canada, compiled by the. 
Natural History Society of Toronto ; from the compilers. 
