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CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE TEAR 1872-"7g. 



The Council of the Canadian Institute have much pleasure in reporting, at the 

 end of another year, the increasing interest which has been manifested in its 

 proceedings, and the value of some of the communications which have been 

 made at their meetings. A strong desire is felt by some of those who take the 

 greatest interest in the continued growth of the Institute, that steps should be 

 taken as soon as possible for providing more adequate accommodation in a suit- 

 able building, and for adding to the library, as a collection of books of reference, 

 a more generally attractive lending library for the use of members at large. In 

 this way an increased membership and a larger attendance at its meetings may 

 be most satisfactorily secured. 



The Council would also express their satisfaction at the revival of an interest 

 in the most valuable work of the Institute as a scientific society by some of its 

 junior members, and the communication by them to the meeting's and to the 

 Journal of papers of an original character, and embodying the results of experi- 

 ment and field study. In this way the increased value of the Journal as a 

 scientific and literary periodical will be most beneficially secured, and the true 

 work of the Institute most effectually accomplished. 



The following is the statement of the proceedings of the Society for the past 

 year, from 1st December, 1872, to the 30th November, 1873 : — 



MEMBERSHIP. 

 The present state of Membership : 



Members at commencement of Session 334 



Members elected during the Session 8 



342 

 Deduct. 



Deaths during the year 2 



Withdrawn 6 



— 8 



Total 30th November, 1873 334 



Composed of 



Honorary Members 5 



Life Members 19 



Corresponding Members 4 



Ordinary Members . . 306 



Total 334 



