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considerations or by the hope of exciting some fresh interest, your committee 

 feel satisfied that the ten volumes now completed are a credit to the Canadian 

 Institute, and an honourable monument of its labours in the promotion of Litera- 

 ture and Science, 



The expenditure on the Journal for the year cannot be reported until the 

 accounts for the number now in hand are made up, but there will be a further 

 reduction in its amount as compared with last year, in censequence of a reduced 

 number of copies. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



WILLIAM HINCKS, General Editor. 



CURATOR'S REPORT. 

 The Curator of the Institute begs to report that the museum has been safely 

 removed from the old premises to the large and commodious room set apart for 

 it in the pre-ent building. This room has been specially fitted up for the pur- 

 pose with glass cases, stands, and other conveniences requisite for displaying to 

 • advantage the several objects of interest. Through the kindness and labour of 

 Dr. Scadding, the antique and other coins belonging to the institute have been 

 named and placed in a separate case, in regular order. Accompanying the 

 coins, and illustrative of them, is a catalogue specially prepared by Dr. Scad- 

 ding, and extremely useful as a book of reference. The museum being placed 

 on a new fooling, with ample accommodation, it is to be hoped that the mem- 

 bers of the institute will take a lively interest in its advancement, and contri- 

 bute, or get others to contribute, such object or objects as will add to its attrac- 

 tiveness and value. 



W. BARCLAY McMURRICH, Curator. 



EEPORT OF LIBRARIAN. 

 The librarian reports that the books of the institute have been safely transfer- 

 ried to the new rooms on Richmond Street, and placed on the shelves there pro- 

 vided for them ; and that, as soon as an arrangement of them is made, which 

 shall be found to be practically convenient, a new catalogue will be prepared. 



REPORT OP MEDICAL SECTION, FROM NOVEMBER, 1864, TO NO- 

 VEMBER, 1865. 



The meetings have been held every alternate Friday during the session. 



Since the last report, papers have been read and communications made on 

 many interesting subjects, regarding which discussions have also taken place. 



The following is a list of the papers and communications : — 



Polydipsia, by Dr. Thorburn. ' 



Lithotomy, by Dr. Lizars. 



Metal Magnesium, by Dr. Barrett. 



Retained Placenta, by Dr. U. Ogden. 



Physiological developement of bone from Periosteum, by Dr. Barlrett. 



Zymotic disease and its treatment by the Sulphites, by Dr. O'Dea. 



Prehistoric Remains, by Prof. Wilson. 



Customs and habits of the Esquimaux, George Simpson McTarisb. 



