PEOCEEDINGS 



THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE, 



SESSION 1883—1884. 



FIRST ORDINARY MEETING. 



The First Ordinary Meeting of the Session 1883-84 was held 

 on Saturday, November 3rd, in the Library of the Institute, 

 the President, J. M. Buchan, M. A., in the chair. 



The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following list of exchanges, donations and purchases 

 received from April 1st to November 3rd, 1883, was presented : 



I.— DONATIONS. 



1. Report of the Superintendent of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 



showing the progress of the work during the fiscal year ending June, 

 1880. 



2. The Bystander, N. S., No. 1, January, 1883, by James Bain, jun., Esq. 



3. Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for the United States, for the 



years 1881 and 1882. 



4. Statutes of Ontario for 1883. 



5. The Canadian Parliamentary Companion for 1883, by J. A. Gemmill, Esq.. 



6. A glacial striated stone from boulder clay, shore of Lake Erie, Kingsville, 



Essex Co., presented by David Boyle, Esq. 



7. Annual Reports of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Public Works 



for the Province of Ontario, on Agriculture, and the Arts, for 1872, 1873, 

 1874, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, (10 vols.) per Professor 

 Buckland. 



8. Report of the Superintendent of Insurance for the Dominion of Canada 



for the year 1882 ; from the Superintendent of Insurance, Dominion of 

 Canada. 



9. Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the city of Balti 



more, Vol. I. , containing letters A to C ; from the Board of Trustees of 

 the Peabody Institute. 

 10. Check List of Insects of the Dominion of Canada, compiled by the; 

 Natural History Society of Toronto ; from the compilers. 



