188 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



29. Wochenschrift des osterreichischen Ingenieur und Architekten Vereinea. 



Wien, No. 13, 29 Marz, 1886. 



30. Tijdschrift voor Xijverheid en Landbouw in Nederlandsche Indie, Deel 



XXXII, Aflevering I. 



31. Compte Rendu de la Soci6te de Geographie, No. 7, 1886. 



32. Bollettino della Societa Geografica Italiana, Serie II. , Vol. XL, Fas. 3. 



33. Monatsblatter des wissenschaftlichen Club in Wien, VII .Jalu-gang, No. 



6. Ausserordentliche Beilage zu No. 6. 



34. Sitzungsberichte und Abhandlungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen 



Gesellschaft Isis in Dresden, 1885. 



35. Compte Rendu des .Seances de la Societe de Physique et d'Histoire 



Naturelle de Geneve, II, 1885. 



36. Archives du Musee Teyler, Ser. IT., Vol. II. 2« et 3« Parties, Catalogue 



de la Bibliotheque 1« et 2^ Livraisons. 



37. Anales del Museo Nacional de Mexico, Tome III., Entrega 8*, 1885. 



38. Bulletin de la Societe Royale Beige de Geographie 9« Annee, 1885, Nos. 



1, 2, 3. 



39. Jahrbuchder K.K.Geologischen Reichsanstalt, Jahrgang, 1885, XXVlII. 



Band, 2 und 3 Heft. Wien. 



40. Sitzungsberichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Leipzig, II. 



Jatirgang, 1884. 



41. Jahresbericht der Naturhistorischen Gesellschaft zu Niirnberg, 1884. 



42. XXVIII., XXIX., XXX., XXXl. Berichte des Vereines fiir Natur- 



kunde zu Cassel. Catalog der Bibliothek des Vereines fiir Naturkunde 

 in Cassel, 1875. Repertorium der Landeskundlichen Litteratur. 



43. Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging, Deel V., V^., 



Supplement, Deel I., Atievering I., II.,, 2'*'^ Serie, Deel I., Aflever- 

 ing I. 



Total 66 



Mr. Arthur Cox was elected a Member. 



On motion by Mr. Houston, seconded by Mr. Browning, it 

 was resolved : " That a Committee composed of Messrs. Not- 

 man, Boyle, Shaw, Browning, and the mover be appointed 

 with instructions to ascertain and report what steps have been 

 taken by Governments, Universities, Colleges, and Learned 

 Societies to secure the general introduction of a more simple 

 and phonetic system of spelling English words than the one 

 at present in force." 



Mr. Houston said that he had had frequent occasions of 

 presenting his views on this subject in other places. As a 

 rule the scheme of spelling in a more logical and simple 

 manner had been approved of by teachers and others familiar 

 with the subject. The first movement in the direction of 

 a more practical and scientific method of spelling had been 



