The St. Catharines Building Society [microform] : incorporated in accordance with an act of the provincial legislature, A.D. 1846, for the purpose of assisting the members, by advancing the amount of their shares on good mortgage security, in the erection of buildings, the acquisition of freehold or leasehold property, the removal of incumbrances or liabilities on property already held by them; and also, to afford such as do not desire their shares in advance, an efficient and profitable mode of investing small savings