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1 9, 1887, " Canadian Reptiles," J. B. Williams 



Jan. 16, 1888, " Planoi-bis Corpulentus," Wni. Brodie 



■' Some Canadian Insects," Wm. Brodie 



Feb. 6, " " Birds Eggs," E. V. Rippon 



" Museum Collections and their Preser- 

 vation," C. Armstrong 



" Certain Alleged Digestive (Hands of 

 Carnivorous Plants," W. E. Middleton 



" The English Spari'ow," Dr. Ga:-nier 



20, " " Chloroform," Wm. Brodie 



Mar. 5, " " Coleoptera of the N. \V. T., No. 2 . . Wm. Brodie 

 April 2, " " Habits of Canadian Birds," E. E. Thompson 



16, " " The Echini," Rev. K. F. Junor 



(22 papers.) 

 The Officers for the ensuing year ai-e : — James H. Pearce, Presi- 

 dent ; W. E. Middleton,- Secretary. 



3. Geological and Mining. 



The President read the following : 



Toronto, Aiu-il 26, 18SS. 

 Report of the Geological and Mining Section of the Cana- 

 dian Institute for the Year 1887-8. 



This section of the Institute was organized at a meeting held on 

 the 20th of April, 1887, and its Regulations and By-Laws were 

 approved by the Council on the 30th of the same month. The names 

 of sixteen members of the Institute are enrolled on the minute book 

 as members of the section. 



Besides the inaugural meeting, six meetings of the section have 

 been held during the year. The attention of the section was called 

 soon after its formation to the want of statistics and other trust- 

 worthy information relating to the mining and metallurgical opera 

 tions carried on in the Dominion, and the desirableness of the public 

 being put in possession of such information as soon after the clos.e of 

 each year as ])ossible. A memorial setting forth these views was 



prepared by the section, approved by the Institute, and forwarded to 

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