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The above Resolution (loubtless expresses in a lew words 

 the j:>'eneral feeling amongst members and friends of the 

 Institute regarding Captain Petrie's charaeter as a sincere 

 Christian and a warm friend, and renders it unnecessary for 

 me here to add another word, as these personal qualities are 

 well known to all avIio had the privilege of his acquaintance. 



Letters expressive of interest in the various subjects dealt 

 with by the Victoria Institute are received from distant 

 parts of the world from time to time, and have been referred 

 to in preceding pages of the Transactions. But the 

 expression of such interest on the part of a distinguished 

 member coming from Canada, namely, the Bishop of 

 j\Iinnesola, during the discussion on the paper of Professor 

 ]\IcKenny Hughes (1st May, 1899) must have been peculiarly 

 gratifying to those who were present on the occasion. The 

 Bishop is reported to have said : " It is a very great pleasure 

 for me to be present at this meeting; for although I have 

 been one of your members for many years and have taken 

 very great delight in reading all the papers that are 

 published by the Institute, this is the first time I have had 

 the pleasure of being present." This statement was followed 

 by a very interesting account regarding the characters of 

 the great Indian tribe of the Algonquins, amongst whom 

 much of the Bishop's life and labours are passed. 



The subjects dealt Avitli in the present volume will be 

 found to be exceedingl}' varied, embracing those which come 

 under a wide range of investigation. Under the head of 

 Biology, we have papers by Mr. J. W. Slater and Dr. Walter 

 KiDL) ; under BOTAXY, papers by the late Dr. ^VoOLLS on the 

 Australian flora ; under PilYSICAL GEOGRAPHY and Geology, 

 papers by GRANT Bey and Professor Hull ; under ETH- 

 NOLOGY, a paper by the Rev. M. Eells on "The Worship and 

 Traditi(Mis of the Islanders of the Pacilie Oeean," and Pro- 

 fessor McKexxy Hughes on "Nationality"; under PiiYSICS, 

 a paper by Dr. ^Iacdoxald on •• Human colour sense " ; 

 under .MeXTAL PHILOSOPHY, two papers by Dr. SCHOFIELD ; 



