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1909), presented by the Manchester Museum; '' Aniiquiiies 

 of the Mesa Verde National Park" by J. W. Fewkes (8vo., 

 Washington, 1909), and " Tuberculosis among certain Indian 

 Tribes of the United States," by A. Hrdlicka (8vo., Washington, 

 1909), presented by the Bureau of American Ethnology; 

 '■^Scientific Papers," by Sir W. Huggins (fob, London, 1909), 

 presented by the author ; "yi Barometer Ma?iual for the use of 

 Seamen" 6th ed. (8vo., London, 1909), presented by the 

 Meteorological Office ; and " The Coal-fields of Manitoba, 

 Saskatcheivan, Alberta afid E. British Columbia" by D. B. 

 Dowling (Svo., Ottawa, 1909), '■'■Reports on a Portion of 

 Algoma atid Thunder Bay Districts, Ontario," by W. J. Wilson 

 (Svo., Ottawa, 1909), ^'■Catalogue of Publications of the Geological 

 Su7-vey, Canada" (Svo., Ottawa, 1909), and " 77/^ IVhitehorse 

 Copper Belt, Yukon Territory," by R. G. McConnell (Svo., 

 Ottawa, 1909), presented by the Geological Survey of Canada. 



Mr. Francis Nicholson, F.Z.S., presented to the Society'.s 

 Library a copy of a work entitled '' Loch Etive and the Sons of 

 Uisnach," by R. Angus Smith. New ed., 1SS5. 



The thanks of the members were accorded to Mr. Nicholson 

 for his gift. 



Professor E. Ruthkrford, F.R.S., read a paper entitled, 

 "The Action of the « rays on Glass." 



Illustrations of halos were shown on the screen, and a 

 capillary tube was exhibited under the microscope. 



Dr. B. B. BOLTWOOD read a paper, written in conjunction 

 with Professor Rutherford, entitled, " Production of 

 Helium by Radium." 



Both papers are printed in the Memoirs. 



Dr. A. N. Meldrum read a paper, communicated by Pro- 

 fessor H. B. Dixon, M.A., F.R.S., entitled " Development of 

 the Atomic Theory : i. Berthollet's Doctrine of 

 Variable Proportions." The paper will be printed in the 

 Me7noirs. 



