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governed by a commission consisting of 4 members appointed by the 



provincial government and 4 members appointed by the society, with 



the Lieutenant-Governor ex-officio as president. 

 Object. Collection and preservation of all documents, papers, and other objects 



which may serve to throw light upon and illustrate the history of the country. 

 Meetings. Monthly, 2d Tuesday, Nov. to May inclusive, usually in one of the 



legislative chambers. 

 Membership. 100 active (entrance fee, including first year' dues, resident $5 and 



non-resident $2 ; annual dues, resident $2 and non-resident $i ; life composition, 



$40 in addition to at least one year's dues) ; 5 corresponding; 6 honorary. 



Publications. 



COLLECTIONS . . . v. I-XII. Halifax, N. S., 1879-1905. 8. 



v. i, 3 have title Report and collections. 



Prices: v. i, 5 are o. p. ; other vols., 5oc. each, except v. n, 75c. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale at the Legislative Library, Halifax. 



Nova Scotian Institute of Science. 



Address. Halifax, N. S. Corresponding Secretary : A. H. MacKay. 

 Recording Secretary and Librarian : Harry Piers. 



History. Founded in 1862 as the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Sci- 

 ence; incorporated under present name in 1890. In 1901, the Kings 

 County Branch of the Institute was organized at Wolfville, N. S. 

 Library incorporated with the Provincial science library. 



Object. Promotion of scientific research. 



Meetings. Monthly from Oct. to May inclusive at Halifax. Branch meetings at 

 Wolfville. Occasional field meetings. 



Membership. 60 ordinary (annual dues, $2; life composition, $20); 28 associate 

 (annual dues, $i ; life composition, $10) : 24 corresponding. 



Publications. 



PROCEEDINGS AND TRANSACTIONS . . . v. I-X, 1863/66-1898/1902. Hali- 

 fax, 1867-1903. 8. 



v. XI in progress, pt. 1-3, pub. 1905-07. Each vol. in 4 pts., one for each year, 

 v. 8-10 also numbered 2d ser., v. 1-3. General index to v. 1-7, in v. 7. 

 Price: 5oc. per part. Many of the earlier vols. and pts. o. p. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale by the Institute. 



ONTARIO. 



Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. 



Address. 703 Temple Building, Toronto, Ont. Secretary: Killaly Gamble. 

 History. First permanent organization effected in Feb. 1886 under 

 name Association of Provincial Land Surveyors of Ontario; incorpo- 

 rated in 1892 under present name. The Commissioner of Lands, 

 Forests and Mines is ex-officio head of the Association, which consists 

 of all practising land surveyors of Ontario. 



