FORTIETH ANNUAL MEETING. 47 



Your Council is much gratified to announce that the invitation of 

 the Institute to the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science to hold its next meeting in this city has been accepted, and 

 there are bright prospects of a very successful meeting. 



Following up the memorial of January 1888, meetings have been 

 held with the Honoui-able Commissioner of Crown Lands with 

 reference to setting aside a tract of land for the preservation of the 

 forests and wild animals in this Province. At his suggestion a 

 memorial with a sketch map showing an area which could be made 

 available for such purposes is being prepared. 



The reports of the various Sections are appended. They all report 

 satisfactory progress in their several branches. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



CHAELES CARPMAEL, 



President. 



APPENDIX II. 



MEMBERSHIP. 



Number of Members at 1st April, 1888,-309. 



Honorary Members 7 



Life Members 10 



Ordinary Members : 



1. Who have paid their sxibscriptions to 31st December, 1889, 



including new members 141 



2. Who have paid their subscriptions to 31st December, 1S8S. . 65 



3. " " 31st December, 1887. . 14 



4. Who are two years and more in arrears 3 



5. Losses through death and withdrawals 36 



6. Names struck off the roll for non-payment of arrears 23 



7. Names placed on suspense list for non-payment of arrears . . 10 



17 



223 

 240 



69 

 309 



