24 JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS 



The Association had ten meetings during the Session, at which 

 the following papers were read, namely : 1882, Nov. 16th, the Presi- 

 dent, Dr. Macdonald, Inaugural Address ; 1882, Dec. 14th, J. Alston 

 Moffat, Unity and Harmony of Nature; 1883, Jan. nth, W. H. 

 Ballard, M.A., Units; 1883, Feb. 8th, I. Ryall, M.D., Our Sanitary 

 State; 1883, March 8th, R. Hinchcliffe, Dynamo Electric Machines; 

 1883, March 13th, C. W. Covernton, M.D., Sanitary Science in 

 Ancient and Modern Times; 1883, March 27th, W. Oldwright, M.D., 

 Healthy Homes, Ventilation and Drainage; 1883, April 10th, P. H. 

 Bryce, M.A., M.D., Contagious Diseases and Some Methods for, and 

 Results of Isolation; 1883, May 10th, H. P. Yeomans, B.A., M.D., 

 The Blood in its Relation to Health and Disease. The last four 

 lecturers are members of the Ontario Provincial Board for sanitary 

 purposes, and these lectures were delivered before the public in the 

 Macnab Street Presbyterian Church School. These papers are in 

 course of preparation for publication, if the funds of the Association 

 permit. 



Regarding the financial condition of the Association, it will be 

 seen from the Treasurer's last audited report, that there was a 

 balance of $10.73 m tne bank on May 1st, 1883. 



From the report of the Librarian and Curator, the Association 

 has stored in the Collegiate Institute 452 volumes, consisting chiefly 

 of Government reports and scientific works. 



The geological section of the Association held, during the year, 

 frequent meetings in the Collegiate Institute, for the purpose of 

 arranging, classifying and naming the various geological specimens. 

 From their report the Association will see that the museum contains 

 over 1,200 specimens. 



The last meeting of the Association was held on May 17th, at 

 at which the following officers and council were elected, namely : 

 J. D. Macdonald, President, re-elected. 

 B. E. Charlton, First Vice-President, re-elected. 

 H. B. Witton, Second Vice-President. 

 George Dickson, Corresponding Secretary, re-elected. 

 VV. Kennedy, Recording Secretary, re-elected. 

 R. Bull, Treasurer, re-elected. 

 W. H. Ballard, Librarian and Curator, re-elected. 



