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might well be expected. Although invitations are regularly sent to the 

 Principals and other teachers of nearly every school in Halifax and also 

 to the staff of the Dartmouth schools, and although all are thus wel- 

 comed to our meetings, yet only about five teachers are at all regular 

 attenders and only two of these have taken advantage of the Institute's 

 general invitation. When we consider the number of teachers who are 

 employed in the city and in Dartmouth, and the prominence which is 

 given to science in the public schools, this lack of interest is a mani- 

 festation which we would hardly expect. Of course, more elementary 

 lectures would no doubt attract a larger number. 



Invitations are also sent to the various military departments ; 

 but a lack of interest is there also shown a very different condition 

 from the time when the Institute numbered among its most active mem- 

 bers many officers of the army whose names are well known to us all. 

 Nevertheless the Institute is in a most healthy state, the most urgent 

 need being a proper room to contain the library, which at present is 

 only semi-accessible. 



I am glad to say that the finances of the Society are in an excellent 

 standing. This is largely due to the liberality of the provincial govern- 

 ment. 



The Transactions for the session of 1893-4 have been distributed, 

 and the Part for last session is going to press. 



I regret that the foregoing report is not less meagre, and, with 

 yourselves, am sorry that an address had not been prepared by one fully 

 qualified to analyse the work of the Institute and to offer valuable sug- 

 gestions for its better management. I hope, however, that my few 

 remarks have not been wholly without interest. 



It was resolved that the Report of the RECORDING SECRETARY should 

 be published in the Proceedings. 



The Report of the TREASURER, which had been audited by Messrs. 

 R. McColl, C. E., and S. A. Morton, M. A., was read and adopted, and, on 

 motion, it was resolved that a statement of the receipts and expenditure 

 for the year should be printed and sent to members. 



The Report of the LIBRARIAN shewed that during the past year 

 copies of the Proceedings and Transactions had been sent for the first 



