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Valuable papers have been read before our section, showing the methods of gold 

 mining in Australia, Colorado, Ecquador and Madoc. 



Addresses on the following subjects have been m»de by various members of our 

 Society : 



1 " Trip to St. Joseph's Island*" By Mr. Morris. 



2. " Australian Gold Fields," Mr. Webb. 



3. " Crystallography," Dr. Wilson. 



4. " Canoe Cruise on Lake Nipissing," Mr. Allison. 



5. " Physical Basis of Knowledge," Mr. Scarrow. 



6. "Correlation of Forces," Mr. B. Green. 



7. "Trip to Mammoth Cave," Dr. Wolverton. 



Signed on behalf of the Geological Section by 

 G. F. Sherwood, Secretary. S. Woolverton, Chairman. 



REPORT OF THE MICROSCOPICAL SECTION OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL 



SOCIETY. 



The season opened with the first meeting on October 12th, and continued every 

 second week till March 29th, at which time, as is usual, we discontinued in favour of the 

 Botanical Section, of which nearly all the microscopists are active members. 



Rogular Meetings. — There have been twelve such. Interest has been well sustained 

 throughout the season, meetings regular, attendance good, subjects excellent and well 

 presented. More than usual the members have engaged in practical work. Among the 

 suV)jects were : " The Study, Dissection and Mounting of Earthworms," led by Dr. 

 Hotsnn ; " Fungi" (Hyraenomycetes), and "Wood Sectioning, Staining and Mounting," 

 led by Prof. Dearness ; *' Insect Mounting Without Pressure," also "Cell Building," by 

 Mr. ilennie ; "Brownian Movement," led by Mr. W. T. McClement ; "Fluid Mounting of 

 Green Algse," also '' Collection and Mounting of Diatoms," led by Jas. H. Bowman. 

 Very many microscopical plants were brought in by members and furnished many an 

 enjoyable hour. 



Op^n Meetings. — Of these, two were held, and, as usual, attracted a large attendance 

 and were well appreciated by those for whom they were intended. In this connection we 

 would say that we find our present quarters very iU-suited for this class of meeting. 

 Had we held the same in some more convenient place, no doubt a great and favorable 

 difference would be observed. 



Outings — These are not so frequent as they might, and would be, if it were not that 

 we occupy only winter months. We have, however, the benefit of the botanists' excur- 

 sions in the summer time as our members who are botanists are always thinking of our 

 section and preserve their finds and work up their subject in connection with them for our 

 meeting season. 



Jas H. Bowman, 



Secretary of Section. 



