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CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1862-63. 
Tux Council of the Canadian Institute have the honor to present the following 
Rerort of the proceedings of the Society for the past year: 
They regret to have to announce a slight falling off in the list of members, 
arising chiefly from ihe unusually small number of names that have been added 
during the year. In the year 1860, twenty-seven new members were elected ; in 
1861, thirty-seven; in 1862, twelve. The loss, from various causes, has been 
twenty-nine, so that the decrease amounts to seventeen. 
The present state of the membership is as follows: 
Members at commencement of Session, 1861-62......2 scscocee 464 
New members elected, Session 1861-62 ...c.ecccsesccvccces Soa ital 
By the Council during recess—1861-62..... snouoodeS socéoocuns 1 
Lotalye  ustots pieleibharste lene AN6 
Deduct—Deaths .........220- areata Mtscolte Sian A ST a ae eave 
AWWilshGrawintecprecteteeracioiels ete SE SCC MER oe AOC RIAG 13 
Left the Province..... a fais eet Se a Es recreate 10— 29 
Total 30th November, 1862...... Soa ey 
Composed of Honorary Members... ...0..00-ceeececeereceucs 4 
Life Members ...... ha talaticpee la eevee! oie aman eae tratrere lene RN A 
Corresponding Members ............0ecceeeen 50 6 
Junior Members) seceseeec ese. Pa ran wus Weare nstlere q 
Mem bers! ae ser cree eect: Ma en PEN ecataeteters eee OOS 
Motel! test. cl aeaevcs atoms 447 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
The following list of Papers, read at the Ordinary Meetings held during the 
Session, will be found to contain many communications of value, and some of 
general interest : 
41a December, 1861. 
Prof. D. Wilson, LL.D., “ On indications of an Asiatic Origin for the American 
Race.” 
P. Freeland, Esq., “‘ Exhibited and Described Wenham’s New Binocular Micro- 
scope.” 
14ra DecemsBer, 1861. 
Prof. H. Croft, D.C.L., “‘ Exhibited and Described Griffine’s Gas Furnace.” 
Rev. Prof. Hincks, F.L.S., &e., “Ona curious variety of Maize from Oregon, 
with Remarks on some diseased specimens of Maize.” 
