308 THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. [Aug. 



The Polyzoa or Brvozoa of the Gulf of the St. Lawrence have 

 been determined by Principal Dawson, and may now be conve- 

 niently studied. The Annelida, from the same district, have also 

 been classified and named. The synonyms of the Canadian species 

 of r> ptiles and fishes have been studied, and printed labels have 

 been attached to the specimens. A few of our foreign birds have 

 been determined and labelled. During the past summer several 

 additions have been made to our collection of shells and radiates : 

 these have been named and incorporated with the general series. 

 During the past winter the making arrangements for the Sonier- 

 ville course of lectures devolved npon me. These I have 

 often reported from notes taken during the evening, and when 

 this has not been the case, care has been taken that reliable ab- 

 stracts should appear in the daily press. It is hoped that the 

 series as a whole has not proved inferior in point of interest to 

 those of past years. 



During the month of April, 1865, I devoted some time to the 

 library, having been appointed sub-librarian on the first of that 

 month. 



The Treasurer of the Society, Mr. Ferrier, then gave an ac- 

 count of the financial position of the Society, showing what had 

 been its receipts and expenditure during the past session. The 

 details will be found on another page. 



It was moved by the Eight Rev. the Lord Bishop, and unani- 

 mously resolved : 



That the special thanks of the Society be voted to the President 

 of the past session for his valuable services during that time. 



A vote of thanks to the other officers of the past year, was also 

 unanimously carried. 



The following gentlemen were elected as officers of the Society 

 for the coming session : 



OFFICERS FOR 1865-6. 



Pesident.—O. Smallwood, M.D., LL.D., D.C.L. 



Vice-Presidents. — Principal Dawson, LL.D., F.R S. ; Rev. A. 

 De S »la, LL.D. ; Sir W. E. Logan, LL.D., F.R.S. ; Dr. T. Sterry 

 Hunt, LL.D., F.R.S. ; E. Billings, F.G.S. ; The Right Rev. the 

 Lord Bishop and Metropolitan ; John Leeming ; Rev. A. F. 

 Kemp. M.A.J and W. H. A. Davies. 



Treasurer. — Jas. Ferrier, Jun. 



Cor. Secretary. — Prof. P. J. Darey, M.A. 



Rec. Secretary.— J. F. Whiteaves, F.G.S. 



