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possession would continue to fructify, they might confidently rely upon additions 

 to them by future Parliamentary Grants, as well as by the increased liberality of 

 individual subscribers when less intruded upon by rival appeals. Having then 

 secured such amount as will suffice for the objects in view, they anticipate the time 

 as not far distant when the institute may engage in the work free from the risk of 

 debt, and without the apprehension of the depressing and perhaps disastrous 

 influence which such could scarcely fail to have on the Institute. 



The Council trust that these views will meet with the entire concurrence of the 

 Members of the Institute, and that the motives by which they were governed in 

 adopting, after the most anxious and mature deliberation, the course of procedure 

 here referred to, may stimulate the members and friends of the Institute to such 

 active co-operation and liberality in their contributions as will justify the con- 

 struction of the building during the ensuing summer, and enable the successors of 

 the present Council, in presenting their next Reporf, to congratulate the Members 

 on its speedy completion, if not to present it to them, assembled in their own 

 Hall. 



F. W. CUMBERLAND, 



Secretary. 



Toronto, 6th December, 1856. 



AUDITOR'S REPORT, 1856. 

 We, the undersigned, beg to report to the Council of the Canadian Institute, 

 that we have examined the Cash Book and compared the Vouchers with the items 

 of expenditure recorded, which agree. There appears to be a Balance in the 

 Treasurer's hands of ninety-one pounds five shillings and sevenpence currency, 

 and invested by the Treasurer, upon securities exhibited to us, one thousand 

 three hundred and eighty-nine pounds six shillings and eightpence. 



J. STEVENSON, \ A ,., 



HERBERT MORTIMER, \ Auditors. 

 Toronto, 9th December, 1856. 

 The Report was unanimously adopted. 



The Chairman having appointed Mr. Sheriff Jarvis and Mr. S. Fleming as 

 scrutineers, the ballot for Election of Officers for the ensuing year was pro- 

 ceeded with, and 



Thefolloioing Gentlemen were declared duly elected ; 

 President, the Hon. Chief Justice Draper, C. B. 

 1st Vice President, Professor E. J. Chapman. 



2nd do Col. Baron de Rottenburg. 



3rd do John Langton, M.A. 



Treasurer, D. Crawford. 



Corresponding Secretary, Thos. Henning. 

 Recording do J. George Hodgins, M.A. 



Librarian, Prof. Croft, D.C.L. 



Curator, Prof. Hind, M.A. 



Council, Prof. Wilson, LL.D. 



" Prof. Cherriman, M.A. 



" E. A. Meredith, LL,B. 



S. B. Harman, Esq., 

 " Rev. Professor Young, M,A. 



" James Bovell, M.D. 



