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I. French literature, with history, archaeology and allied subjects. 



II. English literature, with history, archaeology and allied subjects. 



III. Mathematical, physical and chemical sciences. 



IV. Geological and biological sciences. 



Object. To encourage studies and investigations in literature and science; to pub- 

 lish transactions, etc. ; to offer prizes and other inducements for valuable papers 

 on subjects relating to Canada, and to aid researches; to assist in the collection 

 of specimens with a view to the formation of a Canadian museum of archives, 

 ethnology, archaeology and natural history. 



Meetings. Annually in May at Ottawa, unless otherwise determined. 



Membership. Fellows (F. R. S. C.) must be resident in the Dominion of Canada 

 or Newfoundland. The number in each section is in general limited to 25 but 

 each section has the power to increase its number by electing one or two new 

 members annually up to a maximum of 30. Section I has 25; section II, 28; 

 section III, 30; section IV, 30 (annual dues, $2; life composition, $20) ; 13 corre- 

 sponding members (not resident in Canada, limited to 16, i. e. 4 for each section) ; 

 ii retired members retaining title. 



Associated societies, sending delegates and presenting reports to the annual meeting 

 1906 : Women's Canadian Historical Society of Toronto, Natural History Society 

 of Montreal, Cercle litteraire et musical de Montreal, Literary and Historical 

 Society of Quebec, Nova Scotian Institute of Science, Ottawa Field Naturalists' 

 Club, Nova Scotia Historical Society, Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of 

 Montreal, Natural History Society of New Brunswick, Entomological Society 

 of Ontario, Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa, Canadian Institute, 

 Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, Niagara Historical Society, 

 Botanical Club of Canada. 



Publications. 



PROCEEDINGS AND TRANSACTIONS . . . v. I-XII, 1882/83-1894. Montreal, 

 1883-92; Ottawa, etc., 1893-95. 4. 



Index to v. 1-12 and Bibliography of the members of the society, in v. 12. 

 2d ser. v. I-XII, 1895-1906. Ottawa, etc., 1895-1907. 8. 



v. 10 has supplement in separate volume : Inventaire chronologique des 

 livres, brochures, journaux et revues [en langue frangaise] publics dans 

 la province de Quebec de 1764 a 1904, par N. E. Dionne. (Also pub- 

 lished separately.) 



Inventaire chronologique des ouvrages publics a 1'etranger dans diverses 

 langues sur la Nouvelle-France et sur la Province de Quebec, depuis la 

 decouverte du Canada jusqu'a nos jours, 1534-1906, par N. E. Dionne: 

 In v. n. (Also published separately.) 



v. 12 is lettered pt. i ; two supplementary vols. are in preparation : pt. 2, the 

 'Inventaire chronologique' of books printed in the English language in 

 the Province of Quebec, by N. E. Dionne; pt. 3, a complete index to the 

 24 vols. of the ist and 2d series of the Transactions. 



Contain annual bibliographies of Canadian entomology, zoology, botany, 

 geology and paleontology. 



