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CANA.DIAN INSTITUTE. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR UH-IB. 



The Council of the Canadian Institute beg leave to submit their Annual 

 Report of the proceedings of the Institute for the past year, and to congratulate 

 the Institute on the fact of a noticeable increase in the attendance and interest 

 of the members at the ordinary meetings. 



During the year a large number of papers and communications of varied 

 scientific, literary, and historical interest have been read, a list of which is 

 annexed. 



There is also annexed a statement of the financial position of the Institute, 

 by the Treasurer, together with the certificate of the Auditors, and an appendix 

 which sets out in detail the titles of the various gifts of books, pamphlets, and 

 papers received by the Institute during the year, as well as of the various 

 periodicals and journals received by way of exchange for the Canadian Journal, 

 or by way of subscription by the Institute. 



The Council have also to report that during the year they had under con- 

 sideration a project for the erection of a new building for the use of the 

 Institute. 



A scheme was matured and adopted by the Council, under which it was pro- 

 vided that if the Institute should obtain promises of contributions which (if 

 added to the available funds of the Institute) would amount to $10,000, the 

 work should be proceeded with. 



It was found that a suitable building could be erected on the present site, and 

 completed for the sum of $16,000, and that without completing the Lecture 

 Room it could be erected and otherwise completed for $L1,U00. 



The amount of contributions promised upon a canvass for that purpose 

 amounted in the aggregate to about the sum of $2,000. 



As the amount promised did not realize the sum required by the scheme 

 adopted, the determination of the question of proceeding with the erection of 

 the new build. ng, under the circumstances, was remitted to a special general 

 meeting of the members of the Institute held en the 6th of July last, which 

 resolved to record its thanks to Mr. Loudon for his exertions in procuring plans 

 and estimates for the proposed new building, and promises of contributions for 

 its erection, and to earnestly invite the members to follow up his exertions with 

 a view to commencing the building in the spring and, if possible, to complete 

 the entire plan, including the Lecture Room. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



MEMBERSHIP. - 

 The present state of Membership : . 



Members at commencement of Session, Dec. 1, ISTi 839 



Members elected during the Session, I874-'75 ,., 9 



848 



