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THE

icati|ciei|tife|0cietij

OF MANITOBA.

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR 1887.

HONORARY, corresponding; and life memkers, executive

COUNCIL FOR 1888 AND ITS STANDINC; COMMITTEES, JOINT ^
LIBRARY COMMITTEE OF CITY COUNCIL AND HIS-
TORICAL SOCIETY, ANNUAL MEETINC; FEH 14,
1888, LIST OF EXCHANOES, ACT OF IN-
CORPORATION, CONSTITUTION
AND IJV-LAWS.

WINNII'EO:

Mclmyre Bros., I'.ook iiiicl J(jl) I'riiiters, 8 Owen Street.
1888.

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THE

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OF MANITOBA.

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR THE YEAR 1887.

HONORARY, CORRESrONDINC AND LIFE MEMBERS, EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL FOR 1888 AND ITS S-^ANDINC COMMITTEES, JOINT
LIBRARY COMMITTEE OI' CITY COUNCIL AND HIS-
TORICAL SOCIETY, ANNUAL MEETINC; FEB 14,
1888, LIST OF EXCHANGES, ACT OF IN-
CORPORATION, CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS.

NVINNH'EC, :

Mclntyre Bros.. Hook and Jol) Printer^, 8 Owen Street.

1888.

THE MISTORICIIL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY

OF l^A.3SriTOB./^.

OFFICERS FOR rSSS.

President, Judge Ardagh. 1st X'ice-I'residenl, ('. N. IVll, K. R.ti.S.

2nd Vice-President, lion, viilhert McMicken,

Corresponding Secretary, A. Howerman, M.A. Treasurer, Stephen Nairn.

Recording .Secretary, I). S. Curry.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIl..

Consisting of the ahnve oHicers and following gentlemen :

Rev. Prof. Hryce, L.L.I). Archibald McNee.

Rev. Prof. Hart, M.A., H.l). N. ;\gnew, M.D.
Rev. A. H. Baird, M.A., H.D. K. C. Wade, H.A.

.'Mdernian \. McDomild.
v. V. Weshrook, M.A.
R. l'.. W. ( iDodridtfe.

STANDING COMMIT/FES FOR iSSS.

Arcbirolof^lciil and Natural History
I'oininlttfe.

C. N. Bell, Chair man.
F. F. Wesbrook.
Dr. Agnew.
A. Bowerman.
Rev. A. B. Baird.

Finance and Property Coniniittee.

Alderman A. McDonald, Chairman.
D. S. Curry.
Stephen Nairn.
Hon. G. McMicken.
R. E. W. Goodridge.

f.ilirnry and Piiblicatinn
Committee.

Rev. Dr. Bryce, Chairmati.
Judge Ardagh.
Rev. Prof. Hart
F. C. Wade.
.Archiiiald McNee.

•lolnt Library Cominittee of City ('ounril
and Historical Socioty.

Rev. Dr. Bryce, Chairnuni.
Alderman Baker.
Alderman Riley.
Alderman (Jrundy.
Rev. Prof. Hart.
Archii)ald McN'ee.

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THE HISTORICAL JIND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY

OF MANITOBA.

Consists of thi' following classes of Memljcrs and Sul)scril)ers ;

Honorary Members, Life Members, $25 00.

Corresponding Members. Active Members, S5.00 per annum.

Library Subscribers, $2.00 per annum.

McinlxTN of llif (Council <)( Maiiiloha Univursity an<l Undcr^raduales havt- access
lc) the Ishister I,il>rary in custody of the Society.

Lord Duffcrin.

K. I'arknian,

Col. I'alliscr,

Cciicial Lord Wolsclcy.

Sir ticorj^c Stephen.

.\rchdeacon McDonald.

HONOKAN y MEM HERS.

U. .S. Consul TayK)r,
I'rincipal Dawson,
Dr. John Rae,
General Lefroy.
Marijuis t)f l^orne.
Rev. John .McDougall.

.Sir John Rose,

Dr. Wilson, Toronto.

I'rincipal (irant,

Sir Donald .\. Smith.

Lord Landsdowne.

Rev. I'ere Lacond)e.

Sandford Fleming. .Sir John A. Macdciiiald.

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS.

I'rof. 11. ^'. Hind. Roderick Ross Macfarlane, Fort Chippe-

Dr. Tac awa. wyan.

Joseph "ue. Isle a la Crosse, via Dr. W. McKay, I'eace River.

Trii;^ oert. I'rof. 11. Hell, Michipicoton, Lake .Superior.

Archibald .Maodonald, Fort (^u'Appelle. I'rof. Macoun, Helleville.

Richard llardisty, Fdmonton. Ernest K. Thompson, Toronto.

S. K. Parsons, .Nlontreal. Walter Dixon, Lake Francis.

James McDouj;all, FMinonton. Henry J. Morgan, Ottawa.

II. Uelanger, Fort Cumberland. W. 11. Cowdry, Regina.

Robert Campbell, Merchistown, Man. R. J. W. I'ither, Fort Francis

Professor Hell, Montreal

George Dawson.

C. Mair, Prince Albert

I'rofe.ssor J. H. Panton, tiuelph, Ont.
Rev. Mr. Hurman, Griswold, Man.

Rev. John McLean.

Roderick Ross, Fort Chippewyan, Atha- Mr. SiH;ncer, Churchill, N.W.T.

l)a.sca. lion. Sam. A. Cireen, Hoston, U. S. A.

Alexander .Matheson, Rat Portage. James W. R. .Swan, U..S.A. Acting Consul

Lawrence Clarke, Saskatchewan. General, St. Petersburg.

LIFE MEMBERS.

William .Martin, of Hope Farm, Morris.

J. II. .\shdown.

Rev. A. F,. ('owley.

C. J. Hry.lges.

Capt. L. M. Lewis.

Wm. Cowan, M. D., ex-President.

Rev. Dr. Hryce, ex- President.

Lieutenant -tiovernor Aikins.

Archbishop Tache.

Chief Commissioner Wrigley.

F. W. Stobart.

.Angus McCharles.

ANNUAL MEETING

per annum.

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The Historical and Scientiflc Society of Manitoba.

cs have accc^-

T\\c annual mcctinj^ nf the mLMnl)crs of the IlistDrical ami Scicntilic Society was
held in the city hall huildin^i on Tuesday, Feliruary 14th, 1S8H. There were present ;

Rev. I'rof. Hart, jiresident, in the chair. Res-. Dr. Hryce, Jud^e .\rdaf;h, !•'. K.
Weslirook. Thomas Clouston, (Jenr^je I'Vaser, Aid. A. MrDonald, \V. II. Iliij^han,
Walter Chesterton, R. K. \V. ( ioodrirlge, F. II. Turnock, Rev. A. I!. Haird, Dr.
Aijiu'w, [. W, Harris, Arrhihald McN'ee, A. Bowerman, C. N. Hell, Stephen
Nairn, s! A. Rowhothani and I). S. Curry.

The followinf; is tin?

Rl-.l'iiur OK IIIK lllsroKIf.M. AM) SCIKNTIKIC SOCIKIV I'OR TIIK YKAK IS.S7-18HS.

Vour coinicil in placing before you the report of another year in the proceedings
of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, feel oblifred to express their rejjret
thai the hopes deducible from the report of the last year in reference to the prospects
and future success of the society have not been realized, and would draw attention tu
the fad tiiat very many of the difticulties with which they have had to contend have
arisen and accumulated from the effort to carry on a circulating library, which did not
i)rit,'inally form [)art of the work tlie .society had set itself tt) do ; but beiny so greatly
relieved in this matter, by the city council, the Society is in a far better condition to
prosecute its legitimate work than has been the case hitherto.

Your executive desire, before entering upon a mcjre particular (lescri])tion of the
events of the last twelve months, to express their hearty thankfulness to His Worship
the Mayor, and Council, for the substantial assistance which they have afforded the
society.

MEMIiKRS.

Unfortunately there has been a great falling off in the accession of new members,
since we have had but one new life member, seven new active, and forty-seven assoc-
iate members. In regard to the active and associate members your council have reason
til liL-lieve that the reduction in their number is to be ]>artiaiiy accounted for i)y the
achiiission of the university students, whose families, it is feared, take advantage of this
circumstance to procure books, whicli to obtain in the ordinary way would necessitate
tluir becoming at least associate members and paying the usual fee ; it is true that the
society receives fifty dollars a year from the university for the care of the Isbister
library, but your council does not feel this to be an equal recompense considering the
privileges granted to so large a number and the responsibility of the charge of the books
which is cast upon the society.

Another reason is that the society, being in straightened circumstances, had not the
])ciwer to jiurchase anything like an adetpiate number of new books, whicn are abso-
liuciy necessary to keep up the attractiveness of the library.

It is the .sad duty of the council to announce the death of Mr. Alexarider Mc-
Arthur, an ex-|)resident of the society an<l one of its founders, who took very great
interest in its welfare and gave us from time to time the lienefit of his own research.

Mr. David Young, a corresponding member, has also passed away ; to hnn we are
inilebted for the loan of an extensive collection of minerals, shells corals, sea plants,
and other tropical products.

Iij'l;

I''\-fiiilKc Ky.ui. who wns a incnil)cr of the soriety atvl luok a promim-nt place in
politics, has aNo ^'iiiic, aivl Mr. A. S. Dcvvar, associate inLiiil)er, who was a (nnstanl
attet)ilant at the reailin^; rooms.

N'oiir rouncil would note with imich rejjret the demise of I'rofessor Spencer
Haird, hon. member of the society, anil secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, a (^ood
friend to the society and conversant with its work.

visrioKS.

It is very (^ratifyinj^ to your executive to he able to anTiounce that the visitors' list
far exceeds that of any previous year. There are on the re^^ister as many as four
hundred and ninety-six names representing; persons from many dilTercnt lands; your
council are of opinion that it would lie (lesiral>te to have a small pamjihlct jirepared
.setting,' forth the aims of this society for distriliution lo such visitors, with a view to
enlislinj; their interest and possibly obtaining froir. them contributions of scientilic or
historic value.

I.IllRARY, KF.AI)IN(i-Ri)()M AND MI'SIUIM.

I'^arly in the year it became eviijent to your comicil that the society was not in as
flourisliinfr a condition as they would desire, but bein|,' determineil to face the lifliculty,
they succeeded in making,' arraiifjements with the city council for aci'.ommodaiion in the
city hall at a rental of three hundred and tifty dollars per annum, includinj; lij^ht and
heat, as aj^ainst six hundred and twenty-live dollar; in the old rooms.

The statement ably preparetl by the chairman of the linance committee shows
more particularly how lart,'e a savini; was thus effecteil.

But in spite of the elTorts ])ut forward by your executive, the aspect of affairs was
still far from clear ; the society had to jirovide, besides rent, for insurance, printing,
stationery, books, magazines, and other expenses, the larjjest item beinj; the salary of
the secretary ; the revemie was found insufficient to meet these demands. N'our
council therefore felt that such a siate of thinjjs could not continue ; either material
assistance must be obtained or the lii)rary abandoned, and the society conline itself
within the limits of the original intention. A committee was appointed to wait ujion
the city council with a view to their takinjj over the circulating library on behalf of the
city, the result of which was that joint committees met and discussed the situation,
and after considerable efTort on l)()th sides a basis of arrangement was arrived at by
means of which the city agreed to take over the circulating lil)rary, yet leaving the
charge of il in the hands of the Historical and Scientific .Society.

MUSEUM.

The accomodation for the museum is by no means adequate, and much inconven-
ience is experienced in jiroviding room for some of the cases, but your council hope
that in the near future additional space may be procured.

CO.N'STITUTION.

Your council, being impressed with the necessity of revising the constitution have
given the subject considerable attention, which has resulted in the adoption of an
amended constitution at the general meeting held Fcby. 7th.

MKETINIIS.

The society has held eight meetings during the year, and the executive council
twenty-eight. Your council have to deplore the lack of interest manifested by many
of their own body as shown by their absence from the council and committee meetings;
some, indeed, have not appeared at all. It is needless to say that unless the executive
make a practical expression of their interest by attending the meetings and working in
their different capacities no success can \x anticipated.

A paper was read on the 24th of March by the Rev. C. T. VVeatherly. Subject-—
Numismatics. Not published.

A ]>aper was read on the 28th of April by Mr. C. N. Bell. Subject — " Some Red
River .Settlement History." Tublished.

On the 13th of August, Professor GoUIwin Smith gave a resume of the ci itical
changes in English history. Not published.

mmillcc slinws

[e of the ciitical

On the r»tli of Sf|)tiiiiliLT, till' lliidsiin's Hay ('umpany's factorj- a('ci|iti'il the in-
vitatiiin ol tlie rouncil tn ihc ronni:-! of the sncitty. Tlii-. nolahlr j;alhtrin^; it i>- hoped
will liave a hciieticial cffict, particularly as tlu' cliief cimiinissiuniT anil ollur ^;cntliiiii'n
priiiniscil to assist the .society ill any way in tiuir power; it is therefore to lie aiitici-
|iat<'il that the>e j,'entieinen, many of wlioni are (kscended from tiie orij^ina! Iiir traders,
wlicisc names are historical, have ojiportnnities of an'ordinj; information as to the early
hi^|o^y of tile country and of sending; us olijects (jf interest in the various hranehes of
science which our museum includes. It is therefore r(<onimen<led that copies of this
report Ik; sent to them, tojjether with a refpiesl for their co-operation.

In handing over the affairs of the society to their successors the mendiers of the
council express the hope that as many diKiculties have been removed the new year may
lie iiiarkeil hy special advancement.

IIIK HOOKS I.KNf.

The report further included a return of hooks lent durinfj Novemher, I)ecend)er
and [anuary, as follows: fiction, (»'27 ; science, '27: history, 10"); travels, 17; hiojj-
rapliy, "21 ; mat;a/,ines, '2it.") ; oltieial, ',\ ; pliilos<iphy, ."> ; jioetry, 4!> ; art, 7 ; education,
l.'i; classics, 3'2 ; lant;uages, 8; j^eneral literature, '24; mathematics, '2H ; total, 1,'2.")").

1 RKASIRKR's RKl'OKI.

The treasurer, Mr. K. K. W. (ioodridjje, suhniitled an alislract of recei, , . and
expenditures for the year ending January, 1888, as follows :

UR.

.Mend)ers' fees, life $ \'t (M)

11 II active 417 lit

11 11 associate 'S-'ti '2.">

(Quarterly suhscn' t-- to library 4(i DO

Members of Teachers' Association 4'2 ()<(

Normal School students '2(> <i()

Donations MX)

Kent of rooms to physicians and surgeons (5 (M)

University of Manitoba for care of Isbister library iV) (K)

11 II refund of insurance on Isbister librarv, '20 (K)

City Council grant '. . WK) 00

I'rovincial Ciovernment grant, first half-year only 1'2."> IK)

.Money received for lost books .S '20

II II fmes for detention of books 1 7'>

Sale of Society ]niblications 1'2 i(0

II library catalogues '2 (M)

Refund of carriage of books d!)

II bank commission 2»

$i6'2'2 05
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Balance overpaid last year $ 3 42

Secretary's salary till Sept. 30 GOO (K)

II II on account of Oct 47 oO

Kent of rooms in Stobart block till Jan. ir) 170 00

Heating rooms in full (including arrears) lilO 00

Expense of removing to city hall 115 06

II II II carpentering 4 74

(jas and lamps 67 91

Magazines and periodicals 178 15

Hooks 40 10

Printing 83 00

Stationery 28 90

I'ostage 28 27

I'ost office drawer 6 00

Cart ied forward $1532 05

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Brought fcnua'd §1532 05

Insurance 40 (K)

Carriage of books 12 40

II ' hairs for meetings 3 25

Ironmongery 4 70

Caretai<ing 17 05

Ice and water 5 75

Rank commission 25

Advertising annual meeting 6 00

$1622 05
Rev. Dr. Rryce presented a special report of the library committee, as follows:

RKI'ORT OK THK I.IHRARY COMMITTKF..

At the request of the council the library committee begs leave to give the following
account of the lil)rary for the information of the Society. The .Society divides the
library into three branches : I. Reference; II. Isbister ; III, Circulating.

REKERENCK I.IHRARY.

The reference lilirary contains al)()ut 2,0(K) l)oun(l volumes and books in pajier
covers and many pamjihlets, II includes what is called the " Northwest Library,"
consisting of some 324 volumes, dealing in the main with the history of the Canadian
Northwest. Tliese are found very useful to those studying the history and resources
of our own country. It also includes some 18!) volumes presented by the Smithsonian
Institution. The .American ( lovernmeni has placed our society on its exchange lisl
as well as the Dominion (i(n'ernment, and frf)ni these two sources the chief part of ilk'
reference library is drawn. .A niunber of books purchased by the Society from time
to lime are here included, while learned societies have sent many of their best con-
tributions.

ISIilSTER LIBRARY.

This library contains 4670 volumes, belonging to the University of Manitoba,
which are kept under an agreement with the University. The books of this library
are made up as follows : History and Hiography, 401 ; Natural Science and Mathema-
tics, 813; Ancient and Modern classical works, 2,032; Educational, 646; others,
805 ; total, 4,697.

In a number of deiiartments the Isbister library act* as a reference library for
members of the society, and is esiJecially useful to teachers and students.

THE (IRCUI.ATINC, I.IHRARY.

This library consi.,ts of 3000 bound books. These have, witli the exception of a '•
few beepiestsand donations, been purchased by the society and under the new arrangement j
with the city council, .$400 annually will be spent; thus the library will be]
furnished with many needed additions. .Some sets of the more commonly read staml-
ard works, such as Dickens, have been worn out and need replacement. The cinii-
lating library is to be newly catalogued and ke]it separate in order that, with the new j
books to be purchased, it may form the nucleus for a public library for the city.

JOINT LIBRARY COMMITTEE.

The joint library committee appointed under the arrangement with the city has
held four meetings and has taken steps for re-organizing the library. Tenders were
calle<l for, for the supply of magazines and newspapers for the year and the contract I
awarded to Mr. Alexander Taylor for $177.70. Tenders were also received fi'r|
supplying the books for the library. The contract was awarded to Mr. W. D. RusmI!
at rates exceedingly favorable for the society. The committee gave ifs first order fori
books to the amount of .*60 or §70 at its last meeting. The engagement of tli< I
librarian having been terminated by the society, in order thai the committee might Ixl
unhampered in its action, the committee a|ipointed Mr. \V. II. I lughan librarian fimiil
February 14th to May 1st at a salary of $50 per month, and decided to obtain tin; j
services of a female assistant librarian at $20 per month. It is hoped that the work oil
re-organization and cataloguing may l>e hastened on apace, and that by the 1st of May.l
the working of the new system may be tested, and such regulations adopted as may Ixj

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40 00

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ociety divides

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)ooks of this library
nee and Mathenia-
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ference library for
ents.

fur the more efficieTit working of the library. The committee has reason to believe
that the mw arrangement with the city council will be advantageous to the society.
The above reports were all adojjted as read.

THE EI.F<TIONS.

The election of litteen members to constitute the executive council was then pro-
itrcle<l with, Messrs. hell, McNee, ( ioodridge and Turnock, being ap|iointe<l to act
as scrutineers. They reported the result to be that the following were cliosen : Rev
Dr. Hryce, C. N. Hell, Rev. I'rof. Hart, .Stephen Nairn, Archibald McNee, I)r_
Agnew, fudge Ardagh, Rev. A. R. Raird, A. Rowcrman, Aid. A. .McDonald, I'". F
W'esbrook, R. E. W (ioodridge, !•'. C. Wade, D. S. Curry and Hon. (!. Mc.Micken_

The election of officers resultetl as follows : President, Judge Ardagh; 1st vice-
president, C. N. Hell; 2nd vice-president, Hon. (1. McMicken ; corresjionding secre-
tarv, .\. Rowerman ; recording secretary, 1). S. Curry ; treasurer, Stephen Nairn ;
auditor, W. J. Akin.

On motion of Rev. Mr. Raird, seconded l>y Mr. Hell, a vote of thanks was
tendered Mr. Akin for his past services as auditor.

On motion of Judge Ardagh, seconded by Mr. I'ell, the hearty thanks of the
Miriet) were given Mr. Cioodridge for his very efficient services as treasurer for a
niinil)er of years.

MKETINc; OF COUNCII..

.\fter the adjournment of the society meeting, the newly elected council met,
bulge .\rdagh, president, taking the chair, and the following stan<ling committees were
appointed :

.\rch;eology and natural history — C. N. Hell, (chairman), V. V. Wesbrook. Dr.
Agnew, A. Rowerman and Rev. A. 15. Haird.

Library and publication — Rev. Dr. Hryce (chairman). Judge Ardagh, Rev. I'rof.
Han, F. C. Wade and A. McNee.

Out of the library committee — Revs. Dr. Hryce and I'rof. Hart, and Mr. A. Mc-
.Nee were appointed to act upf)n the joint committee of the society and the city council
fur ilie management of the public library.

I'inance and properly — Aid. A. McDonald (chairman), D. .S. Curry, Stephen
Nairn, Hon. (1. McNIicken, and R. 1£. W. Goodridge.

The meeting then adjourned.

the exception of a '■
le new arrangement !
library will !'< '■
monly read stan'l
iiient. The circu
that, with the new
for the city.

with the city haij
!. Tenders wcrei

and the contract
also received fit I
Mr. W. D. Russel

ifs first order fori
engagement of ibe
mmittee might l'<
ghan librarian fr"iii
ided to obtain thi!
ed thai the work oil
t by the 1st of May, j
adopted as may Ixj

The Recording Secretary reports Donations to the Library and Museum

for 1887 from seventy-one private Individuals, exchanges from

one hundred and twenty Institutions, and fifty-three from

Lc.al Newspaper Publishers and others.

EXCHANGE LIST.

Canadian Entomologist.

Annrican Museum of Natural History.

L niied States Geol. Survey.

Sncicty of Arts, England.

Ni \\ I'.ngland Historical and Genealogical

Sociuty.
Initi'd States Department of Agriculture.
Harvard IJTiiversity.
lininto Public Library.
.\mi' riiMii Institute of Mining Engineers.
Iinpi-rial Federation, England.
\\iM'"nsin State Historical Society.
L'- S. .\. Commissioner of Agriculture.

Statistical Department of Agriculture, Ot-
tawa.

Archives Department of Agriculture, Ot-
tawa.

Public Library, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
England.

U. S. .A. War Department, Hureau of
Military Justice.

The Sanitary Institute of Great Hritain.

Massachusetts Historical Society.

(iuelph Scientific -Society.

Library, House of Commons, Ottawa.

New York Acailemy of Sciences.

■<

EXCIIA A GE L IS T. — Contin iied.

Society of Chemical [luUistry.

U. S. A. TrfaMiiy.

Royal ( lL(i},'ra|iliical Sociely.

MiiUK'sota llistorical Society.

Sociclc (Ic (Ico^rapliic ("oinmerciale du
Havre.

[,ivi. ri)ool ( I'liij^'land) Mirn^copical .Society.

Di^iriliiuioii Otiice, II(iu>e of Commons,
( )ttawa.

Ciiicinnali Society of Natural History.

.Association of Kngineerinj^ Societies.

New \'ork Microscopical Society.

Wien .\niialen des KK Natur-historis-chen
1 lof .Mu.seiims.

U. S. A. Hiireau of I'Mucation.

iMiLjineers' Cluli of I'liiladelpliia.

I.oiiji Island Society.

I'rovince of Nova Scotia.

Boston Public Library.

The .Smithsonian Institution.

Royal Society of New .South Wales.

Royal Physical .Society, Kdinburgh, Scot-
land.

Nuniisniatic and Anlicjuarian Society,
Philadelphia.

Canadian Institute, Toronto.

Cieological and Natural History Survey of
Canada.

The Manitoba University.

American Historical Association.

Nova Scotia Institute of Natural Science.

Mittheilungen des \'eriens I'lir Erdkunde
zer Leipzic.

The Local Provincial Ciovernment.

Ottawa Fiehl Naturalists' Club.

Royal Society of Canada.

Kssex Institute.

\'ictoria Institute, London, Eng.

(^)uel<ott Microscopical Club.

Canadian Natural History -Society.

I'eabody Academy of Scitnce.

U. S. Bureau of Ethnology.

Sedalia Natural History .Society.

deologists' Association, England.

U. .S. A. Secretary of the Interior.

Natural History .Society of tjlasgow, .Scot-
land.

The Worcester Society of Antiqui'y.

British Association for the Ailvancement
of Science.

St. Louis Academy of Science.

Entomological Society of Ontario.

Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.

Annario de la Oficina Central Meteorolo-
gica de Chili.

Historical Society of Wisconsin.

Royal Colonial Institute, England.

The Cornell L'Tiiversiiy.

American Philosojihical Society.

Academia Nacional de Biencias Cordova.

I>aven|iort Academy of Natural .Sciences.

Colorado Scientific Society..

Ohio .\rch;eological & Historical Society.

L'niversity State Library, Alluny.

Oneida Historical Society, Utica, N.V.

New 'Jersey Historical Society.

Ohio Mech.-'nics Institute.

Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences.

British and American Archxological So-
ciety of Rome.

I laniilton Association.

Leeds (I'jigland) Philosophical and Liter-
ary .Society.

Montreal Celtic Society.

Nova Scotia Historical Society.

The Presbyterian Church in Canada.

The Episcopal Synod of Rupert's Land.

Winnipeg Board of Trade.

■Societe de Cieogra])hic de France.

.Societe Aniericaine de I'" ranee.

Societe Ethnogra])hic, Paris.

Philosophical Society of (ilasgow, Eng.

Natural History Society of Montreal.

Meteorological .Service, Dominion of (Can-
ada.

Chicago Academy of .Sciences.

Missouri Historical Society.

Zoological Society of London, England.

Quebec Cieographical .Society.

Public Museum, Milwaukee.

American Museum of Natural History.

United States National Museum.

American Philosophical .Society, Phila
delphia.

American Swedenborg Publication Society

Ontario Agricultural ('ollege,

Numismatic and Antitjuarian Society of
Montreal.

Financial Ref )rm Association, England.

Boston American Congregational Associa-
tion.

Royal 01)servatory, I^dinburgh, Scotland.

Library Coni])any of Philadelphia.

King's College Science Society, England.

Ornithological Union, New York.

State Library of Massachusetts.

De])artment of the Interior, Ottawa.

Provincial Covernment of Ontario.

The National Association for the Promo-
tion of .Social Science.

The Departmental Divisions of the Govern
ment of the United States.

CITY AND PROVINCIAL NEWSPAPERS, &c.

hical and Litur-

Winnipeg Daily Free I'ress.

,, Weekly n

St. Honiface Le Manitoba.
KiiRTsdn International.
Minne.losa Trilmne.
Selkirk Record.
I'ciri McLeod (lazelte.
KLi,'ina Leader.
Mcirden Monitor.

\V(.eklyTiii)une Review, Portage la Prairie.
lite Commercial.
\irden Advance.
(JirAjipelle Vidette.
(ilad>.tone Age.
Manitoii Mercury.
Rapid City .Standard.
I'liiice Albert Tinie.s.
Nicpawa Register.
Winnipeg Morning Call.

., Weekly n
\\ .nni]ieg Sun (two copies).
NiJith-West Farmer.
Ncirthwest Review.
Manitolia Clazette.
I'drlat^e la i'rairie Liberal.
Hraiuion Sun.

M Times.
I'.duionton HuUetin.
Saskatchewan Herald.
Sioiiewall News.

Lethbridge News.

Regina Journal.

I leimskringla.

Winnipeg Siftings.

Rajiid City Sjiftator.

The Immigrant.

Hirtie Oliserver.

Medicine I lat Times.

.Mo().M)min Courier.

(^)u'Ap])elle Progress.

Timber.

Kosmos.

Machinery Market.

Machinery I'.xporter.

Tit Mils. '

Montana Stock ( irowers' Journal.

Waghorn'> (iiiide.

I lenderson's ( iazetteer.

.St. John's College Magazine.

Weather Review, Toronto.

Manitoba College Journal.

Dominion Mechanical and Milling News.

.Manitolia Crop liulletin.

liibliotheca Americana, Cincinnati.

Canadian Mining Review.

The Lancet.

'Jhe Scandinavian Canadian.

Ciun's I'nclaimed Money Index.

Post OHice Cuide, Winnipeg.

I
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4

)lication Societv

ACT OF INCORPORATION.
CAP. XXIV.

All Act to incorporate the Historical and Scientific Society
of Manitoba.

\Assented to 2^th June, iSyg.\

Wiil'.REAS the persons hereinafter named have formed themselves
into a .Society and have jjctitioned for an Act of Incorporation for
such Society ; therefore,

Hkr Majksiy, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis-
lative Assembly of Manitviba, enacts as follows :

II ■!>■ corporate. '• T'*^ Hon. E. V>. Wood, William Cowan, M.D. , Alexander Mc-

Arthur, Rev. Professor (ieorge Hryce .Alexander Hegg, .S. R. Parsons,
Rev. Canon John (Irisdale, Donald Codd, .\. !L Whitcher, [ames II.
Rowan, K. W. Jarvis, John I'". Hain, James Stewart, the Hon. John
N't)r(|uay and the Hon. Josejjh Royal, and all other person or persons a>
are now or shall from time to time become mendiers of the said .Society
shall be united into a Society and shall be one body corporate and

N.uif of Society, politic, by the name of " Tlie liistorical and Scientitio .Society of Mani-
toba," and by that name shall Iiave perpetual succession and a common
seal with ]x)wer to break and alter the same, and by that name to sue
and be sued, jilead and be impleaded in all courts whatsoever, and to

lit in

Piiwers

Society may m.ikL'
by-law-., etc.

nhjcctsof the

Snciciy.

How the nffnirs of
the Society bhall
be inana^cil.

I*royiso.

hold nny estate, real or personal, or mixed, ancl the same to grant, sell,
lease, mortgage, or otlierwise (lis])ose of, for the use and henet'it of the
said Society, and to receive, hy re(|uesl, donation or purchase, ]iroperty,
real or personal, an<l shall hold the same in jierpetiiity as a sacred tru>i
for the uses and jiurposes of the said Society ; Provided always, that no
member of saifl Society shall he in any way liable or chargeable with
the pay?nent of any debt or demand due 1a 'he said Society beyond the
extent of the entrance fee and the annual subscriptions remaining unjiaid
by the said member.

II. The said Society shall have power to make a constitution, by-
laws, rules and regulations, not being contrary to law or the ]5rovisions
of this Act.

III. The object of said Society shall be the collection and preserva-
tion of publications, M S S., anli(|uities, curiosities, s])ecimens of
natural history and the formation of a library and museum : I'rovided
ihat in the first place and chiefly such ]niblications, manuscri]its, speci-
mens and other objects collected and jireserved shall pertain to the social,
pcjlitical and natural history of .\nierica.

IV. The affairs of the said Society shall be managed ]■ 'sonally liy
an Executive Council composed of the following nine per^o.. ., namely:
Rev. Canon tirisdale, Donald Codd, A. II. Whitcher, James H.
Rowan, ]•]. W. jarvis, John I'". Hain, James Stewart, Hon. John Nor-
quay, Hon. Josejih Royal, and the following ]iersons who sha'l be the
provisional oflicers anfl ex officifl members of the Executive Council,
namely: Hon. Cliief Justice Wood, I'resident ; Wm. Cowan, M.D., 1st
Vice-I'resident ; Alex. McArthur, 2nd Vice-I'resident ; Rev. Professor
Bryce, Corresponding-Secretary ; Alex. liegg, Recording-Secretary ; .S.
R. Parsons, Treasurer ; and the said Executive Council and the saiil
officers shall be the Executive Council and officers respectively of the
said S(jcieiy until an election of a new Executive Council and officers
shall take place according to the constitution of the said Society at the
annual meeting of said Society to be held on the second Tuesday in
Eebruary which will be in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty, and until their successors shall have been elected ;
and therefore, on the second Tuesday in P'ebruary in each year, the
annual meeting of the said .Society shall be held, at which the annual
election of the said Executive Council and ofificers respectively shall take
place in accordance with the constitution of the said .Society : Provided
that the number of the Executive Council may, by amendment of its
constitution made at an annual or general meeting called for that pur-
pose, be increased or diminished, and provided further that the constitu-
tion of the said Society may in any respect be amended at any such
meeting as aforesaid.

CONSTITUTION

THE HISTORlML Md SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY

OP MANITOBA.

NAME.

This Society shall he called the HisrouicAi. and S( ikm ikic Socif.TV of
Manitoba.

ARTICLE I. -OBJECT.

The object of the .'...liely shall i)e to ci ilect and maintain a {general liiirary of
scientific and pojiular literature, also to eni.iody, arran{,'e and preserve a library of
books, pamphlets, maps, manuscripts, prints, papeis or paintinj^s ; a cabinet and
museum of minerals, arcluvological curiosities and objects i^encraily illustrative of
the civil, reIij;ious, literary and natural history of the lands and territories north and
west of Lake Sujjerior ; to rescue from oblivion the memory of the early mission-
aries, fur traders, explorers and settlers of the aforesaid kinds and territories, and
to obtain and preserve narratives in print, manuscri])ts, ("ir otherwise, of their travels,
adventures, labors and observations; to ascertain, record, preserve and ]iublish.
when necessary, information with rejjard to the history and present condition <if the
said regions, and the .Society may take steps to promote the study of History and
Science by lectures and other means.

ARTICLE II.— MEMBERS.

The Society shall consist of active, corresponding, honorary and life members.

Active members shall consist of persons residing in the I'rovince of Manitoba

Corresjionding members shall i)e persons residing elsewhere who feel an
interest in the Society and its objects, and are willing to aid it by representing it
in their vicinity and procuring donations for its library and museum.

Honorary members shall consist more particulaily of ])ersons whose careers
have been associated with the history of the Dominion of Canada, in trade, ex-
plorations, science, art, literature, or missionary labors.

ARTICLE III.— ELECTION OF MEMBERS.

No person shall hereafter be elected a member unless proposed and seconded
at a regular meeting of the .Society or Executive Council, and balloted for at the
next succeeding meeting of the Society, and one negative vote on every five cast
shall exclude the candidate.

ARTICLE IV —FEES AND DUES.

1. Each active member shall on admission pay five dollars in full of entrance fee
and all dues for the first year, which shall be enclosed with the application for
membership, and shall pay five dollars yearly in advance thereafter, and shall be
entitled t ■'' privileges of the Society, and all .subscriptions shall end on .31st of
December ai each year.

2. Any person by paying $2ii at one time shall become a life member and
shall thereafter be fcee from the payment of annual dues.

.3. Should any meml)er fail to pay the annual dues within one month after the
lirst of January his name may be erased from the roll of membership and if in
arrears fcr one year he shall cease to lie a member.

4. When an active memljer removes from the Province his name may, upon
notice to the Recording Secretary, l)e placed on the list of corresponding memlwrs,
and when a corresponding member becomes a resident of the I'rovince he may on
application be entered on the list of active memliers on the payment of the entrance
fee and dues.

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ARTICLE V.-GOVERNMENT.

1. The fjovernnii-'iil of the Society shall he vested in an I'lxeciitive ("oinicil of
fifteen nienihers to he chosen hy hallot after nomination at the annual nieetiii}; of
the Society, and notice of said ineetinj; shall he yiven in at least two daily news-
papers pulilislieil in the l.'ity of Winnipeg.

2. The Executive Council so elected shall have the custody of the hiiildiiigs,
funds, securities and |)roperties of all kinds lielnnging to the Society. They shall
have in their haiuls Mie entire control and regulation of its affairs in the interval
between the annual elections. They shall have control of the collection and dis-
hursenients of funds and shall lake all needful measures for tlie success and proper
management of the .Society. They shall have [lower to apjKiint siu'h standing or
other crunmittees from their own nuniher as they shall deem necessary to the suc-
cessful operation of the Society and its several departments, and may frame hy-laws
for the regulation of the inusemn and lilir:'ry as they may see lit, provided the
same are not inconsistent with the jirovisions of this constitution and the Act of
Inc()r|)oration. They shall till vacancies in their own nuniher caused hy death,
removal from the Province, resignation or any other cause, or among the otVicers of
the -Society, and may declare the place of any mendier of the Couiicil vacant, who
shall he absent from more than three successive monthly meetings of the Council
without seiulinga reasonable excus therelor to the Society.

ARTICLE VI.— OFFICERS.

1. The officers of the Society who shall be chosen from the members of the
Executive Council shall be as follows : —

President, 1st X'ice-I'resident, '2nd V'ice-Presidi'nt, Corresponding Secretary,
[■iecording .Secretary, and Treasurer.

2. The above ofticers shall be elected by hallot after nomination at the annual
meeting of the .Society. They shall serve for the term of one year and until their
successors are appointed.

X No such officer of the Society or member uf the ICxecutive Council shall receive
any salary for his services.

4. If any officer is absent from the monthly meetings of the Executive Council
more than three successive meetings, unless detained by sickness, aksence from the
Province or any other just cause his office may be declared vacant.

ARTICLE VII.— VACANCIES.

If a vacancy shall hajipen in any of the offices of the Society or in the Execu-
tive Council it shall be filled by election at the next regular meeting of the Execu-
tive Council and the person so elected shall hold his ottice for the unexpired term
of the person vacating the same.

ARTICLE VIII.— ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Society 'shall be held on the second Tuesday of
February in each year at 19:,S0 o'clock, and the name of no person shall be entered
on the list of active members eligible to vote, who shall not have paid his fees for
the current year on or before the .Saturilay preceding the annual meeting.

ARTICLE IX.— PRESIDING OFFICER.

The President, or in his absence, one of the Vice-Presidents, or in their
absence a chairman />io tern shall preside at all meetings of the Society and of the
P^xecutive Council and shall have a casting vole. lie shall preserve order and
shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal.

ARTICLE X.— CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.

The Corresponding Secretary shall carry on the correspondence with honorary
and corres])ondingjnembers as well as with all literary and scienlihc correspondents,
individual or corporate of the Society, and shall preserve the originals of all letters
received liy him and lay them before the Executive Council at its meetings. lie
shall make a written rejiort of the operations of the Society through the Executive
Council to the annual meeting of the Society. He shall bd ex-oflicio a member of
all sending committees without vote.

;il sliall receive

ARTICLE XI.— RECORDING SECRETARY.

The Reroriliii}; Secretary sliall kee]) llie inimites and records of ihe Society,
^ive due notice of all meetings of the Society or I'^xecutive Council. Me shall
r,\iii(l liie death of members and report the same to the next nieetinjj.

ARTICLE XII.— TREASURER.

The Treasurer shall receive all moneys belon^in^ to the Society and disburse
ilie same only on the order of the I'].\ecutive Council attested l)y the Recording
Siirctary. I le shall keep a true account of his receipts and i)aynu-nts and report
till' same in full to the S.i-iety at its annual meelinj,'. He shall also report to the
lAccutive Council (juarlerly at its meetinj^s in January, A|)ril, July and October,
aiiil at such other times as the lixecutive Council may re(|uest the aniount of
receipts and ])aynients, and the balance then on liand.

ARTICLE Xlll.— AUDITORS.

The annual meeting; of tlie Society shall appoint two auditors whose duty it
vliall be to auilit tlie quarterly and animal reports of the Treasurer. In case of
their resiLjnatioii or their inability to act the Executive Council shall ajipoiTit others
in their stead.

ARTICLE XIV.— LIBRARIAN.

A TJlirarian may be appomted annually by the Executive Co\mcil and ]iaicl for
1. is services. lie shall, uiuler the direction of said Council, liave charge and su|)crin-
tendencei)f the library and museum of the Society and the care and arrangement of the
books, nianuscrii)ls, maps, paintiny;s, (S;c., beloni;ing to the same. I le shall ])roi)erly
]iresiTve, arrantje and keep thiin in order; he shall prepare and keep a proper caialoj^ue
and list of the same. He shall keep a book in which shall be recorded all donation^ to
l!ie Society of whatever nature with the name of the donor and date of |)res'ntation
and shall acknowledjje the receipt thereof and also carefully label such di .uions
with the title of the Society and the name of the donor, lie shall under no cir-
cmnsiances permit any book of reference, manuscrijit, document, nia])s, pictures,
pro|)erty beloni^ing to the museum, or any books or works not intended forjjeneral
circulation beloni;;ing to the .Society to be removed from the rooms, unless ])ermis-
sion has been jjjranied by the Kxecutive Council or their standin}^ committee on
library and museum. At each montldy meeting of the I-lxjcutive Council he shall
re|)ort the donations received since last meeting, and at each annual ><eeting he
shall make a full re]iort on the condition and jirogress of the library and nniseum.
I le shall also attend to any other duties re(|uired of him by the l^xecutive Council
a'- to the collection of dues or other work in furtherance of the objects and main-
tenance of the Society. Tlie Council may also appoint such assistants as may be
necessary.

ARTICLE XV.— AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.

This constitution can be altered or amended only at a general meeting of the
of the Society called for that jnirpose, and notice of such pro|)osed amendments
must be given at a meeting of the Kxecutive Council at least one month previou*
to such general meeting ; and each paid up menil)er of the Society shall be notified
thereof, eight days before the meeting at which the amendment is to be considered.

BY-LAWS.

NuMHER 1. — The regular meeting of the Executive Council .shall lie held on
the second Thursday of each month at 20 o'clock, and a regular meeting of the
Society shall be called for the fourth Thursday at 20 o'clock.

No. 2. — Special meetings of the Council or of the Society may Ikj called by
the authority of the President, or of either of the Vice-Presidents, and it shall be

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ihc iliii) iir>;iiil I 'resident iir \ icc-l'rc.sidL-nls tu i:iill a .special meclinf; ii|)<)n the
ic'( Illicit 11 111 of livenclivcDr life memlieis.of wliii'li <kie iiotiee, either written or printed
statini; the purpose of tlie ineutinf;, sliall lie j^iveii ; and at any such meeting; husi-
ness of an urclinary character may lie transacted, i)iil for such last mentioned pur-
pose (he consent of at lea^t two-tl)ir<ls of the members present shall he necessary.

No. U.- At any re^'ular meeting of tlie Sociely the order of business shall he
ihal proposed by the lv\eciili\e Coinici! and announced hy the Chairman. In the
absence of such prepared order of business the folloivinj,^ shall be observed : — •

1. Calling; to order.

'2. Reading and conlirniinj^r of niinutes.

'A. Readinj; and referriuj^j letters, memorials, accoimts, iVc.

4. Reports of standinj^ and other committees.

"). Reports of the t'orresijomlin)^ Secretary, the Recordinj^ Secretary, the
Treasurer and the Librarian.

(i. Inijuiries an<l notices of niotion.

7. Nomination and election of niend)ers.

8. I'nlinished and miscellaneous business.
1). .\djournmenl.

No. 4. — Five members of the I'^xecutive Council shall form a
same for the transaction of business, but a less number may ay;ree

([uorum of the
to adjourn the

meeliny, after half an hour has elapsed from the advertised time of the meeting.

No. .").- SiANlil.NC .\M)_()illl-.K C()MMllTKi:s, lic. , shall be ai)pointod by the
Lxecmive (Jouncil and there shall not be less than three members of any coni-
nrltee of whoni a majority shall form a ([uorinn.

1. I'l.NANCK AM) I'Roi'i'.RrY C'dmmittkk, whose duty it shall be to examine
all bills or accounts aijainst the Society and report upon them, and supervise the
•juarterly and annual reports of the Treasurer, manaj^e the property of the .Society,
and attend to its leasing and other matters connected therewith.

*2. LiUKXKY AM) ri:Hi.i(.ATio.\ C!oMMiTTKii, whose duty it .shall he with
the Librarian to take general superintendence ol the library, the purchase of
books, the exchange of publications, acceptance and acknowledgement of dona-
tions, editing and supervising such pajiers as the .Society may decide to have
l)rinted, providing antl deciding upon what |)apers shall be read before the
Society and to .secure suitable furniture and appliances for the library or rooms of
the Society.

li. ARCH.KOI.OC.ICAI, AM) NATURAL HISTORY COMMITTICE, whose duty it

shall be to take, with the Librarian, general superintendence of the museum, to
secure and record all facts concerning the history, religion and habits of the
aboriginal inhabitants and the present Indian tribes and inhabitants of the region
included within the operations of the .Society, and to collect and preserve for the
museum such relics and curiosities as will best illustrate such facts, as well as to
prepare and arrange for the collection of the .Society such specimens illustrating
the natural history of the country as they may collect, or as may be presented
to the .Society for preservation.

No. 6. .\1I committees, both standing and special, shall report on the subject
referred to tlxiin, at the next succeeding meeting of the Council. Such report
must be in writing, and signed by the chairman of the committee.

No. 7. No alteration shall be made in the by-laws unless such proposed alter-
ation shall have been [proposed in writing at a regular meeting of the Executive
Council at least one month previous, and shall be a(k)pted by a two-thirds vote of
the members present at the ne.xt regular meeting of the Coinicil.

No. 8. There shall be a .Special Library Committee consisting of three mem-
besr, which shall, in conjunction with the Library Committee of the City Council
have the charge and management of the circulating library, in pursuance of the
agreement with the City Council adopted on Dec. '27th, 1887.

iiif,' upon ihc
ten or jirinted
meeting hiisi-
cniioiied piir-
lic necessary.

incss shall l)t
man. In the
I'rvc'd : —

iccrc'tary, the

.loruni of the
1 adjourn the
e meeting.

lointed by the
of any coni-

je to examine
suiK'rvise the
' the Society,

ihail be with
purchase of
ent of dona-
:ide to have
d before the
or rooms of

hose duty it
museum, to
abits of the
f the region
serve for the
> well as to
s illustrating
)e presented

1 the subject
Such report

)posed alter-
le Executive
lirds vote of

three mem-
.?ity Council
uance of the