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several canals, and of the percentages of freight carried in different 

 years by water and land. Mr. Witton also showed a number of 

 slides prepared by an officer of the Canals department. 



On motion of B. E. Charlton, the Corresponding Secretary was 

 instiucted to convey the thanks of the Association to the Minister of 

 Railways and Canals for the loan of the lantern slides illustrating 

 the paper. 



Mr. Alexander was asked to represent the Association at the 

 approaching meeting of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



THURSDAY, JANUAMY 14th, 1892. 



REGULAR MEETING. 



The President, Mr. Alexander, in the chair. 



The minutes of the meeting of December 9th were read and 

 confirmed. 



Mr. Alexander gave a brief account of the meeting of the P'ruit 

 Growers' Association. 



Thos. H. Smith and R. A. Thompson, B. A., were elected 

 ordinary members of the Association. 



Three applications for membership were received. 



The Corresponding Secretary reported the receipt of twenty- 

 eight exchanges. 



The Curator reported a number of donations to the Museum, 

 for which, on motion of W. A. Robinson, seconded by Richard 

 Bull, the thanks of the Association were returned to the donors. 



A resolution concurring in the recommendations of the late 

 Prison Reform Conference in Toronto was moved by Mr. Briggs, 

 seconded by Mr. Bull, and carried. 



On the recommendation of the Council, L. Woolverton, M. A., 

 of Grimsby, was elected a corresponding member of the Association. 



S. B. Sinclair, M. A., then read his paper on "Memory." In 

 the first part he analyzed the process of remembering, and explained 

 the various theories held in regard to the mechanism of retention ; 

 in the second part he dealt with the practical question, how best to 

 remember, discussing the value of mnemonics, the necessity of atten- 

 tion, the question of long and short hours of study, and the best 

 methods of presenting subjects to young pupils. 



