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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
HUMMINGBIRD COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
44544R10
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement |X|.
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 6 Page 2 of 7 Pages
1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
T. A. L . Investment Counsel Ltd.
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2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) |_|
(b) |_|
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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5) SOLE VOTING POWER
677,075 shares of Common Stock
NUMBER -------------------------------------------------------
OF 6) SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES Not applicable
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OWNED BY 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH 772,900 shares of Common Stock
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH Not applicable
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9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
773,500 shares of Common Stock
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10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES |_|
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11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.62%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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Schedule 13G
ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER:
Hummingbird Communications Ltd.
ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
1 Sparks Avenue
North York, Ontario
M2H 2W1
ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
T.A.L. Investment Counsel Ltd.
ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
The principal business office is 1000 de la Gauchetiere
West, Suite 3100, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 4W5
ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP:
Canada
ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
44544R10
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-l(b), OR
13d-2(b), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(e) |X| Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 773,500 shares of Common
Stock
(b) percent of class: 5.62%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
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(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 677,075
shares of Common Stock
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: Not
applicable
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 772,900 shares of Common Stock
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of : Not applicable
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
Not applicable
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
PERSON.
Various persons have the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from
the sale of, the common stock of Hummingbird Communications
Ltd. No one person's interest in the common stock of
Hummingbird Communications Ltd. in more than five percent
of the total outstanding common stock.
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT
HOLDING COMPANY.
Not applicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Not applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not applicable
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for
the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 13G in connection with
T.A.L. Investment Counsel Ltd.'s beneficial ownership of the common stock of
Hummingbird Communications Ltd. at December 31, 1996 is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 13, 1997
T.A.L. INVESTMENT COUNSEL LTD.
/s/ Assunta Di Lorenzo
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By: Assunta Di Lorenzo
Legal Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
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