Cii PROCEEDINGS. 



council had gladly availed themselves of an offer courteously made by 

 the Governors of Dalhousie College to provide temporary accommodation 

 for the whole Library at the College in a room already fitted with shelving. 

 At the present rate of growth of the Library, the accommodation thus 

 offered would probably be sufficient for the needs of the Institute for from 

 eight to ten years, and the necessity of acquiring rooms of our own would 

 thus be postponed for that period of time. The work of removing and 

 re-arranging the books would be proceeded with as soon as possible^ 

 When completed, the Library would be much more readily accessible to 

 members than it had ever been in the past. 



The report was adopted, and the thanks of the Institute tendered to 

 Mr. Bowman and Prof. MacG regor for their work in connection with 

 the Library. 



It was resolved that the council be instructed to a make minute of 

 the loss sustained by the Society in the death of KBV. DR. PATTERSON. 

 Also resolved, that a portrait of the deceased be published in the Pro- 

 ceedings and Transactions. 



The thanks of the Institute were presented to the retiring PRESIDENT, 

 DR. GILPIN ; to the GOVERNORS OF DALHOUSIE COLLEGE for their courtesy 

 in providing accommodation for the Institute's Library; to the HON. 

 ROBERT BOAK, President of the Legislative Council, for granting the use 

 of the Council Chamber ; and to the Secretary of the SMITHSONIAN INSTI- 

 TUTION, Washington, for continuing to extend to the Institute the 

 privileges of the Bureau of International Exchanges. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year (1897-98) : 



Presided ALEXANDER McKAY, ESQ. 



Vice-PTesideuts -A. H. MACKAY, ESQ., LL.D., F.R.S.C., and 



F. W. W. DOANE, ESQ., C. E. 

 Treasurer W. C. SILVER, ESQ. 



Corresponding Secretary PROF. J. G. MACGREGOR, D. Sc. 

 Recording Secretary HARRY PIERS, ESQ. 

 Librarian MAYNARD BOWMAN, ESQ. 

 Councillors without office HZ. GILPIN, ESQ., LL.D., F.R.S.C. ; 



MARTIN MURPHY, ESQ., D. Sc. ; WILLIAM MCKERRON, ESQ.; 



RODERICK McCoLL, ESQ., C. E. ; REV. BROTHER PETER ; 



S. A. MORTON, ESQ., M. A. ; WATSON L. BISHOP, ESQ. 

 Auditors P. CTHEARN, ESQ. ; G. W. T. IRVING, ESQ. 



