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which have obtained medals or honourable mention, we feel bound to 
mention also the interesting collection from Canada procured by Mr. 
Logan, Director of the Geological Survey of that colony. .... .Of all the 
British Colonies, Canada is that whose exhibition is the most interesting 
and the most complete; and one may say that it is superior, so far as the 
mineral kingdom is concerned, to all countries that have forwarded their 
products to the exhibition/' This enterprise did much to attract attention 
to the natural resources of Canada and strengthened public support of 
survey and museum work. 
In the spring of 1852 the Museum and offices of the Survey were once 
more moved from Little St. James street to a building on St. Gabriel street, 
which had been built as a residence by the Honourable Peter McGill but 
was afterwards acquired by the Government. Though not designed for a 
Museum it was a great improvement upon the previous quarters. But 
Logan felt that even this should be a temporary arrangement, for in his 
“Report of Progress for the Years 1852-3" he observes: “It may be a 
consideration whether a growing country like Canada could not afford to 
anticipate what its future importance may require in the nature of a 
national museum, and at some future time not far distant, erect an appro- 
priate edifice especially planned for the purpose." This appears to be 
the earliest reference to the Geological Survey Museum as a national 
museum. 
The wisdom of Logan in having stressed the utilitarian aspects of 
survey and museum work was tested and amply justified in 1854, when the 
question of renewing financial support to the Geological Survey again had 
to be considered. A Select Committee was appointed by the government 
on September 26, 1854, to inquire into the operation and usefulness of the 
Geological Survey. After thorough inquiry this Committee reported: 
“Your Committee think that they may pronounce with confidence that in 
no part of the world has there been a more valuable contribution to geo- 
logical science for such a small outlay (hardly more than £20,000 in all).” 
They recommended that greatly increased facilities be provided for the 
work, and in 1855, a new bill was passed providing $20,000 annually for 
five years, and a sum of $8,000 for publishing a report on the geology of 
Canada and a geological map. Supplies of money were voted annually 
after the expiration of this renewal act until 1864, when on June 8, another 
act was passed by a large majority, making provision for the Survey for 
another five-year period. 
Momentous changes were in store for Canada, and for its Geological 
Survey, during this period. In 1867, the British North America Act was 
passed, uniting New Brunswick and Nova Scotia with Quebec and Ontario 
and providing for the entry of yet other provinces. Logan realized that 
the field of operations of his institution would be greatly extended and 
would be too great for the failing powers of a man then almost seventy 
years old. With the interests of the Survey ever foremost, he tendered his 
resignation as Director in January, 1869; but until his death, in June, 
1875, he continued to devote himself, though with pathetically increasing 
interruptions, to geological study and writings. 
Logan won distinction chiefly as a geologist and as founder of the 
Geological Survey, which, during the quarter century he directed it, had 
achieved a high reputation in Europe as well as America as a scientific 
institution and had grown from a transient undertaking supported by 
