REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. CXXU1 



II. 



To recommend the Council to urge the Dominion Government to 

 include in the schedules of the next Canadian Census full inquiries as to 

 precise place of origin, native language, previous status and occupation, 

 year of immigration, and such other information as may be deemed of 

 scientific value for the study of the effects of the Canadian environment 

 upon immigrants of European origin. 



It was resolved that the above Eesolution be adopted and forwarded 

 to the Dominion Government, with the following covering letter: — 



The Eight Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. 



Sir, — By direction of the Council of the British Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, we have the honour to submit the accompany- 

 ing Eesolution for the consideration of the Dominion Government. This 

 Eesolution was formulated by the Anthropological Section of the 

 Association during its meeting at Winnipeg, Manitoba, in August 1909, 

 was supported by the General Committee, and adopted by the Council. 



We have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient Servants, 

 (Signed) J. J. Thomson, President. 



w A a M ^ cMaH0N > } General Secretaries. 

 W. A. Herdman, j 



Eeplies were received as under : — 



Ottawa, November 23rd, 1909. 



Sir, — I have the honour, by direction of the Eight Honourable Sir 

 Wilfrid Laurier, to acknowledge receipt of Eesolution of the British 

 Association for the Advancement of Science formulated by the Anthro- 

 pological Section of the Association during its meeting at Winnipeg in 

 August 1909, respecting the early history, &c, of Canada, and to state 

 that the same will receive due consideration. 

 I have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your obedient Servant, 

 (Signed) Eodolphe Boudreau, 



Clerk of the Privy Council. 



The Secretaries, 



British Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 Burlington House, 



Piccadilly, London, W. 



Ottawa, November 2ilh, 1909. 

 Geological Survey. 

 E. W. Brock, Director. 



Gentlemen, — I beg to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the 

 Eesolution of the British Association with regard to ethnological work in 

 Canada, which has been referred to the Geological Survey by the Privy 

 Council. 



