[388] 

 CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE TEAR 1873-"?4. 



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

 proceedings of the Institute for the past year, and to express their gratification 

 at the many valuable papers and communications read to the Institute. The 

 Council, in common with the members of the Institute, are very sensible of the 

 drawbacks attendant upon the occupation of their premises, and hope that a 

 successful effort will shortly be made to erect a new building for their use, as 

 the funds of the Institute have accumulated to such an amount as in their opinion 

 to justify such an undertaking. 



It has been proposed to establish a Numismatic Section in connection with 

 the Institute. The proposal the Council have favourably entertained, and they 

 trust that it will go into operation at an early day, and that it may add much to 

 the interest and usefulness of the Institute. 



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

 year, from 1st December, 1873, to 30th November, 1874: — 



MEMBERSHIP. 

 The present state of Membership : 



Members at commencement of Session, Dec. 1, 1873 334 



Members elected during the Session, 1873-74 , 12 



346 

 Deduct : 



Deaths during the year, 1873-'74 1 



Withdrawn 6 



— n_ 



Total, 30th November, 1874 339 



Composed of: 



Honorary Members 5 



Life Members 18 



Corresponding Members . . , ... 4 



Ordinary Members 312 



Total S39 



COMMUNICATIONS. 

 The following valuable and instructive papers and communications were read 

 and received from time to time at the ordinary meetings held during the Session: 

 December 6, 1873. — Prof. Wilson, LL.D., on " A new Map of the Gold Coast and 



Ashantee Territory." 

 December 13, 1873. — Prof. H. A. Nicholson, D. Sc, etc., on "Recent Researches 

 on the Fossils of the Province of Ontario." 



