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1883 twelve societies responded to the Hon. Secretary's 

 invitation by sending delegates. This number has increased 

 from year to year, until now there are altogether twenty- 

 four literary, scientific, philosophical and historical socie- 

 ties represented in the Transactions. The full reports of 

 their proceedings submitted by these organizations of kin- 

 dred aim are extremel}^ valuable, as indicating the work 

 that Canada is doing in the various fields of scientific 

 research, historical investigation and literary creation or 

 criticism. Some of the delegates have contributed records 

 covering the whole period of their society's existence — 

 records of undoubted interest and value to the future his- 

 torian of our intellectual progress. The following is a list, 

 in the order of their seniority, of these 



AFFILIATED SOCIETIES. 



Literary and Historical Society of Quebec 1824 



Natural History Society of Montreal 1827 



(Incorporated, 1832.) 



Institut Canadien, Quebec 1846 



Canadian Institute, Toronto 1851 



Institut Canadien, Ottawa 1852 



Hamilton Association, Hamilton 1856 



Society Historique, Montreal 1858 



Nova Scotia Inst. Natural Science 1862 



Natural History Society, New Brunswick 1862 



Numismatic and Antiquarian Society, Montreal 1862 



Entomological Society of Ontario 1863 



Ottawa Literary and Scientific Society 1869 



Murchison Scientific Society, Belleville 1873 



Nova Scotia Historical Society • 1878 



Ottawa Field and Naturalists' Club 1879 



Geographical Society of Quebec 1879 



Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba 1879 



Society for Historical Studies, Montreal 1885 



Cercle Litteraire Fran?ais, Montreal 1885 



Cercle A. B. C. ( Philosophical),;Ottawa 1886 



Canadian Society of Civil Engineers 1888 



Wentworth Historical Society, Hamilton 1888 



Society of Canadian Literature 1889 



Natural History Society of British Columbia, Victoria 18S9 



