THE HAMILTON ASSOCIATION. 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



Your Council take pleasure in submitting their report for the 

 Session of 1898-99. 



The Session just closed has been, on the whole, a successful 

 one, both in the character of the work done and in the interest dis- 

 played by the members. 



Seven general meetings of the Association have been held 

 during the session, at which the following papers have been 

 read, viz. : 



1898. 

 Nov. 17th — "Inaugural Address" — President T. W. Reynolds, M. D. 

 Dec. 8th— "International Law" — W. A. Logic, M. A., LL. D. 



1899. 

 Jan. 5th— "The Theory of Telepathy "—S. A. Morgan, B. A., 

 B. Paed. 



Feb. 2nd— "Natural History Notes "—Mr. Wm. Yates. 



Mar. 9th — " Odd Characters Among the Early Settlers " — Inspector 

 J. H. Smith. 



April 13th — ^"Some Mental and Social Inheritances" — Mr. David 

 Boyle. 



May 4th — " Poisonous Mushrooms and Edible Toadstools " — 

 W. A. Childs, M. A. 



May 4th— "Natural History Notes"— Mr. William Yates. 



We are pleased to be able to report an increased interest on 

 the part of the public in the work of the local Museum, as evinced 

 by the largely increased numbers who avail themselves of the 

 opportunity of visiting it each Saturday afternoon. It has been 

 especially encouraging to the Council to note that a large number 

 of these are from the young people of the city, many of whom are 

 thus becoming interested in the work of collecting local specimens. 



