Annual Report of the Milton Branch.

Office-Bearers:

President, Mr. J. Youngson.

Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. John Lyttle.

I have the honour to submit to you the Annual Report of the Milton Branch, for the year ending 28th April, 1882. During the year, three new members were enrolled, and one left the district. There is now a roll number of twenty members, including pupil-teachers. There were eight meetings of the Association, with an average attendance of nine members of the Institute. At these meetings the following papers were read, viz., (1.) "The Study of the English Language," Mr Lyttle; (2.) "Dialects of Old English," Mr. Reid; (3.) "The Physical Geography of the fifth and sixth standards," Mr. Mahoney; (4.) "Examinations," Mr. Joseph; (5.) "Aptitude," Mr. Morgan. It is a matter for congratulation that a revival of interest has taken place in educational matters in this district. It is to be hoped that a still greater interest will be taken in the welfare of the Institute in 1882. Those who are employed in the cause of education should show, by their diligence and earnestness, that they fully realize the importance of an Institution which is calculated to effect so much good.