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the past year. Two of the three tribes which he has at present under 

 observation were quarantined on account of an outbreak of small-pox 

 among them just at the season when it was most convenient for him to be 

 examining them. This and the shortness of the funds with which he was 

 provided to prosecute the work have proved most serious obstacles to the 

 completion of his report appended, and which is to be taken as a ' report 

 of progress ' only. The work has been carried out on similar lines to those 

 followed last year, and much labour and care have been given ungrudg- 

 ingly to it. His studies have been directed in particular to the Nu'tsak, 

 the Ma'gQui, and the Siciatl. Those last are a coast people differing in 

 speech and in many of their old customs from the contiguous Salish bauds. 

 The study of their dialect promises to add to our knowledge of the Salish 

 tongue, and to reveal many interesting grammatical features. Within 

 their boundaries they have also peculiar archaeological remains in the form 

 of stone enclosures, an account and full description of which will be found 

 in the report appended hereto. Their customs and folk-lore will also be 

 found interesting in their bearing on the question of totemism. It is 

 encouraging to report that the Government of British Columbia has re- 

 cognised the value and importance of Mr. Hill-Tout's work, and has this 

 year assisted him by a grant of ^^150 towards his field expenses. 



The Ai'chjeological Reports for Ontario, by Mr. David Boyle, give an 

 excellent indication of what is being accomplished by independent effort 

 along the lines which this Committee is designed to encourage. From 

 the Report for 1900-1901 it would appear that the museum contains up- 

 wards of twenty-two thousand specimens illustrative chieHy of American 

 archaeology and ethnology, and of these by far the greater number are from 

 the Province of Ontario. The accessions during the year 1901 numbered 

 959, and Mr. Boyle observes that the large increase in correspondence seems 

 to indicate a growing interest in archaeological and ethnological studies. 



The Report for 1900 contains the following contributions ; — 



1. Notes on Museum specimens. By Mr. D. Boyle, 



2. The Flint-workers : A Forgotten People. By Very Rev. Wm, B, 

 Harris. 



3. Indian Village Sites in the Counties of Oxford and Waterloo. By 

 J. M. Wintemberg. 



4. Bibliography of the Archteology of Ontario. By Mr. A. F. Hunter 

 (noticed in our previous report). 



The Report for 1901 contains : — 



1. Notes on Museum Specimens. By Mr. D. Boyle. 



2. A Supposed Aboriginal Fish-weir near Drumbo. By W. J. Win- 

 temberg. 



3. Indian Occupation in Nissouri. By L. D. Brown. 



4. Animal Remains on Indian Village Sites. By Dr. Wm. Brodie. 



5. Wampum Records of the Ottawas. By A. F. Hunter. 



6. Notes on Huron Villages in Medonte, Simcoe Co. By A. F. Hunter. 



7. Notes on North Victoria Village Sites. By Lt. G. E. Laidlaw. 



8. Notes on Canadian Pottery. By F. W. Waugh. 



9. The Paganism of the Iroquois of Ontario. By D. Boyle. 



The Committee ask to be continued, with a grant of 501., and they 

 also recommend the appointment of Rev. Father Monies, Rev. Father 

 A. G. Morice, and Mr. J. L. Myres as additional members. 



