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CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 
REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR 1881-82. 
In presenting this their 33rd Annual Report, the Council of the Canadian 
Institute are happy to be able to state that the progress of the Institute 
during the last Session has been upon the whole satisfactory. 
One important change has been successfully made in reverting to the old 
weekly meetings, instead of only on alternate weeks, and it is satisfactory to 
be able to report that the meetings have been well attended, and many 
interesting papers have been read by the members. There is, however, still 
room for improvement in that respect, and the Council sees no reason to 
doubt that in the next Session, when the members have become more used to 
the new arrangement, there will be a further increase of attendance, and 
more readiness in bringing interesting communications before the meetings. 
Another arrangement of some importance has been accomplished, namely, 
that the use of our building and library has. been extended to the Natural 
History Society, thus giving some aid and encouragement to a Society having 
similar objects with our own, and at the same time making the advantages of 
our Institute more generally known. 
Another important transaction has been the sale of about 30 feet of the 
vacant land on the western side of our building, thus enabling us to reduce 
our mortgage debt by nearly one-third, with a proportionate decrease of the 
interest payable ; and we are not without hopes that an arrangement may be 
made to reduce the rate of intetest now paid. This will probably enable us 
to enlarge the publication of our transactions, which would add very materially 
to the utility of the Canadian Institute. 
The Treasurer’s reports, the papers communicated at the meetings, the 
additions to the library, and the present condition of the membership, are, as 
usual, appended. 
All which is respectfully submitted. 
JOHN LANGTON, President. 
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MEMBERSHIP. 
Members at the commencement of Session, 1881-82 ...... 126 
Members elected during the Session .......-....-..+.+s006 17 
143 
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Total Membership, March 31st, 1882 ........ 139 
Composed of : 
Corresponding (Member @..2e:'..... 052-66 ose uicn ane 1 
Hononarys Members s crsicvsinice: - 2 cteavstteleie's sietier aie errr 2 
Life Members ..... ge Ne Ske Ss ayetinlemereieiete Sic eee oe pomosaood — Lr 
Ordinary ..... aisles etarcle 6 0 eS Sinje fel ple tee [sy ayevslensonnere austere ts 119 
