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as the Chairman of the Sub-Section, unless the sectional President 

 himself represents Agriculture; that the Sub-Section have its own 

 Recorder, and that one of the Secretaries of the Section be a repre- 

 sentative of the Sub-Section. 



As a matter arising out of the above reference, the Council caused 

 a letter to be addressed to each Sectional Committee, urging that joint 

 meetings and discussions on set subjects should be arranged in greater 

 number than heretofore, and also putting forward a distribution of 

 presidential addresses in time, in order that kindred subjects might 

 not clash. 



VI. A Resolution, referred to the Council by the General Com- 

 mittee at Winnipeg, has been received 



From Section H: — 

 I. 

 To recommend the Council to represent to the Dominion Govern- 

 ment : — 



(i) ' That it is essential to scientific knowledge of the early history 

 of Canada that full and accurate records should be obtained 

 of the physical character, geographical distribution and 

 migrations, languages, social and political institutions, 

 native arts, industries, and economic systems of the 

 aboriginal peoples of the country. 



(ii) ' That scientific knowledge of the principles of native design 

 and handicraft is an essential preliminary to any develop- 

 ment of native industries such as has already been found 

 practicable, especially in the United States, in Mexico, and 

 in India, and that such knowledge has also proved to be of 

 material assistance in the creation of national schools of 

 design among the white population. 



(iii) ' That, in the rapid development of the country, the native 

 population is inevitably losing its separate existence and 

 characteristics. 



(iv) " That it is therefore of urgent importance to initiate, without 

 delay, systematic observations and records of native physical 

 types, languages, beliefs, and customs ; and to provide for the 

 preservation of a complete collection of examples of native 

 arts and industries in some central institution, and for public 

 guardianship of prehistoric monuments such as village sites, 

 burial grounds, mounds, and rock carvings. 



(v) ' That the organisation necessary to secure these objects, and 

 to render the results of these inquiries accessible to students 

 and to the public, is such as might easily be provided in 

 connection with the National Museum at Ottawa, which 

 already includes many fine examples of aboriginal arts and 

 manufactures, and might be made a centre for the scientific 

 study of the physical types, languages, beliefs, and customs 

 of the aboiiginal peoples." 



