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Mr. E. Billm2;s made some remarks on the animal fossils of the 

 two islands. 



Mr. Whiteaves also commented on the fossils exhibited, and 

 also pointed out the salient features of interest in a small col- 

 lection of recent shells from the same localities. 



The President, (Mr. Gr. Baruston), gave an interesting account 

 of the uses to which the Coast Indians put various marine mol- 

 lusca. He congratulated Mr. Richardson on the fine series of 

 fossils collected duriug the past summer, and moved a vote of 

 thanks to Mr. Selwyn for bringing the subject before the meeting, 

 which was carried by acclamation. 



5th Monthly Meeting, held Feb. 2-ith, 1873. 



Mr. Christian Hoffman was elected an ordinary member. 



A paper " On the Huronian and Mineral-Bearing Rocks of 

 Lake Superior," was read by Prof. R. Bell. 



Some discussion followed after the reading of this communica- 

 tion, in which Principal Dawson, Messrs. Selwyn, Robb and the 

 author took part. 



Mr. Selwyn brought a series of rock specimens from Australia 

 to compare with examples of the rocks and minerals from Lake 

 Superior exhibited by Prof. Bell in illustration of his paper. 



6th Monthly Meeting, held March 31st, 1873. 



Dr. C. F. Davies, Messrs. C. Gibb andE.Sawtell were elected 

 resident members, and John Gibson, B.A. (of Almonte, Ont.) a 

 non-resident member, 



Mr. J. F. Whiteaves read a paper '' On recent Deep-Sea Dredg- 

 ing operations between Cape Rosier and the Magdalen Islands, 

 with some notes on the marine fisheries of the Province of Que- 

 bec." 



After some remarks by Principal Dawson and other members, 

 the proceedings were brought to a close. 



7th Monthly Meeting, held May 5th, 1873 (adjourned from 

 April 28th, 1873.) 



Mr. J. Fraser Torrance was elected an ordinary member. 



A paper " On the Races of Northern Euroi:)e," was read by 

 the Rev. Canon Baldwin. 



The Acting President (Principal Dawson) in moving a vote of 

 thanks to the lecturer, took occasion to point out the close con- 

 nection existing between ethnological and anthropological re- 

 searches and recent investi«;ations into the newest stratified rocks 



