No. 7.] NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 4Vd 



The second meeting was held on Monday evening, Nov. 29tli — 

 The President occupied the chair. 



MevSsrs. J. H. Burland, J. A. Porter, J. Alphonse Beaudry 

 and Albert Holden were elected ordinary members. Mr. A. D. 

 Ross was proposed as an honorary member. 



The Somerville Lecture Committee reported progress. 



A letter from the Royal Society of Canada was read, asking 

 the Society to elect annually a delegate to attend its meetings 

 at Ottawa, and report on the woik of the Society during the 

 session . 



Dr. T. Sterry Hunt's paper on the " Taconic Controversy in 

 Geoloirv " was reserved for next meetinii;, the author beinu' out of 

 town. 



Mr. F. B. Caulfield exhibited a larue collection of Canadian 

 Lepidoptera, which he offered for s;ile. 



Dr. Edwards called the attention of members to a small white 

 Hydra which he had found in his aquarium. 



A collection of minerals, presented by a lady to the Museum 

 of the Society, was examined b}' the members present, after 

 which the meeting adjourned until December 18th. 



The meeting adjourned from November 27th was held on 

 December 18th. 



Dr. T. Sterry Hunt occupied the chair. Prof. R. J. Fowler 

 exhibited and described his water-color drawings of Canadian 

 fishes, ordered by the Canadian Government for the Canadian 

 Exhibit in London. A pleasant eveuitjg was spent examining 

 these drawings and listening to the Professor's remarks on 

 species and varieties of Canadian fish and on Pisciculture. 



The third meeting was held on Monday evening, January 25th 

 — the President, Principal Dawson, occupied the chair. 



Routine business beinir ended, a letter was read from Mr. 

 Wickstead, relative to the exorbitant Customs duties on scien- 

 tific instruments. 



After considering the letter it was resolved on motion, that 

 the Recording Secretary draw up a memorial to the Minister of 

 Finance, requesting him to reduce the customs duties on micro- 

 scopical and other scientific instruments and preparations. 



