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letter of Mr. Yan Koughnet, that this important work is under way 

 and will sliortly be completed. The correspondence on the subject is 

 herewith submitted. Copies of the Dominion Reports on Indian 

 Affairs from 1875 up to and inclusive of 1888 have been received for 

 "the use of the Institute, for which your Committee has duly returned 

 its thanks to the Superintendent-General. 



5. In re])ly to the circular a number of letters and abstracts have 

 been i-eceived, among them 



(1) A short abstract Irom the Rev. T. S. Cole, B.A. 



(2) An interesting letter from Inspector A. Bowden Perry of 

 Prince Albert, North-West Teritories, which your Committee begs to 

 submit to the Editorial Committee for publication, together with a 

 detailed paper on 



(3) " Tiie Western Dene," by the Rev. A. G. Morrice, O.M. 



A number of other ]japers are promised, principally by reverend 

 gentlemen whose duties bring them into direct contact with the 

 Indian poi)ulation of Manitoba and the North- West. 



6. Your Committee begs leave to reserve such remarks of a socio- 

 logical nature as it may desire to make for the separate papers as they 

 a|»peai-, suggests that the circular be re-issued with such alterations 

 and additions as may seem projier, and entertains the liope that the 

 success wdiich has accompanied its efforts this year will be redoubled 

 in the year to come to the co. union bsnefit of the Institute, its 

 members and the country. 



All which is respectfully submitted on behalf of the Committee. 



T. B. BROWNING, 



Toronto, May 3. 18^9. Chairman. 



The election of Officers for the ensuing year resulted as fol- 

 lows : 



President— Charles Carpmael, M.A. 

 A'ice-President — T. B. Browning, M.A. 

 Treasurer — James Bain, Jr. 



